{"id":89401,"date":"2013-05-30T22:46:05","date_gmt":"2013-05-30T17:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=89401"},"modified":"2013-06-07T11:31:53","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T06:01:53","slug":"exclusive-expose-serious-corruption-allegations-against-bribery-commissioner-jayantha-wickramaratne-hidden-at-bribery-commission-by-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/exclusive-expose-serious-corruption-allegations-against-bribery-commissioner-jayantha-wickramaratne-hidden-at-bribery-commission-by-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Expose: Serious Corruption Allegations Against  Bribery Commissioner Jayantha Wickramaratne Hidden At Bribery Commission By Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Confirmed information obtained exclusively by The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> points to two investigations pending against\u00a0former Inspector General of Police (IGP) J<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=ayantha+Wickramaratne&amp;x=8&amp;y=4\">ayantha Wickramaratne<\/a><\/span> at the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciaboc.gov.lk\/web\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=72&amp;Itemid=60&amp;lang=en\">Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery &amp; Corruption<\/a><\/span> (commonly called &#8216;Bribery Commission&#8217;) being suppressed and covered up.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_89402\" style=\"width: 334px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/exclusive-expose-serious-corruption-allegations-against-bribery-commissioner-jayantha-wickramaratne-hidden-at-bribery-commission-by-influence\/gota-and-jayantha\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89402\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89402\" title=\"Gota and Jayantha\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gota-and-Jayantha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gota-and-Jayantha.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Gota-and-Jayantha-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-89402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jayantha Wickramaratne with Secretary to the Ministry of Difence<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two investigations bearing internal file Nos. 1571\/2009 and 1574\/2009 relate to Wickramaratne and\u00a0 certain corrupt procurements made by him,\u00a0 for the &#8220;Deyata Kirula&#8221; Exhibition held in 2009 at the BMICH, Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>The Colombo Telegraph is reliably informed that the serious allegations that caused the files to be opened are not being acted on, due to undue influence exerted through powerful persons in the ruling regime to sweep these matters under the carpet.<\/p>\n<p>Wickramaratne was widely considered a &#8216;hatchet man&#8217; for the regime during his time as IGP. Reliable sources also said his wife, Anoma Goonetilleke, a lawyer also lost her standing within the legal profession for failing to stand up for the independence of the legal profession and the judiciary. In this way, they are both considered unquestioning loyalists of the ruling regime.<\/p>\n<p>The members of the Bribery Commission are not independent, after the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=18th+Amendment&amp;x=9&amp;y=7\">18th Amendment<\/a><\/span> to the Constitution. They are chosen by the Executive President, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Mahinda+Rajapaksa&amp;x=7&amp;y=7\">Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/a><\/span> without any effective checks or balances. Many allegations have been made that the Commission is merely a tool of the Rajapaksa regime to harass political opponents or those seen as standing in the way of what the regime wants to do.<\/p>\n<p>Former Presidential Candidate, former General <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Sarath+Fonseka&amp;x=5&amp;y=7\">Sarath Fonseka<\/a><\/span> and Chief Justice <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Shirani+Bandaranayake&amp;x=10&amp;y=1\">Shirani Bandaranayake<\/a><\/span> have both been hauled before the Commission. At the same time, the above two files relating to Wickramaratne are gathering dust.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/exclusive-expose-serious-corruption-allegations-against-bribery-commissioner-jayantha-wickramaratne-hidden-at-bribery-commission-by-influence\/jayantha-igp\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89405\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-89405\" title=\"Jayantha IGP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayantha-IGP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"616\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayantha-IGP.jpg 1173w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayantha-IGP-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayantha-IGP-1024x254.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Jayantha-IGP-800x199.jpg 800w\" 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