An Assesser Of Inland Revanue Department Received A 14 Year Rigorous Imprisonment Over Accepting A Rs.15,000 Bribe From A Businessman

An Assessor attached to the Anuradhapura Office of the Inland Revenue Department was sentenced 14 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court today(11) over accepting a bribe of Rs.15,000 from a Businessman to provide a concession for him on a case filed on a Tax Issue .

The Colombo High Court Judge Sampath Wijeratne had sentenced the accused Assessor who found guilty over the charge leveled against him,A 14 year rigorous imprisonment plus fines of Rs.15,000 and Rs.9000.

The accused D.M Janka Bandara Dassanayake  was arrested by the Bribery Commission in 2004 over accepting a Rs.15,000 bribe from a Businessman who had avoided paying taxes .Later the Commission had filed a case in Colombo High Court over the bribery charges.