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Kurunegala Deputy Mayor Remanded Over Alleged Rs. 3 Million Bribery

TLDR

Ashardeen Moinudeen remanded until May 21st over Rs. 3 million bribe.
Bribe allegedly for Kurunegala bus stand cleaning tender.
Arrested by Bribery Commission for demanding payment.
ACMC member linked to Rishad Bathiudeen's party.

The Deputy Mayor of the Kurunegala Municipal Council, Ashardeen Moinudeen, has been remanded until May 21st after being arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). He was apprehended on May 8th in Battaramulla for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 3 million from a businessman. The funds were reportedly demanded in exchange for awarding a tender for the cleaning of the Kurunegala Bus Stand and its public toilets. Moinudeen, a member of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), was presented before the Aluthkade Magistrate's Court on May 9th. Following his arrest, the ACMC announced the immediate suspension of his party membership.

Story Update

Update #2\u00b7 May 9 · 1:17 PM

Kurunegala Deputy Mayor Ashardeen Moinudeen (also identified as Mohamed Moinudeen, associated with Rishad Bathiudeen's party/ACPC) has been remanded until May 21st over allegations of soliciting a Rs. 3 million bribe. The bribe was reportedly demanded in connection with a contract for the cleaning of the Kurunegala bus stand (and public toilet), with one source indicating it was to prevent the cancellation of the contract and another suggesting it was for awarding the tender and included a demand for recurring monthly payments. He was arrested by the Bribery Commission in Battaramulla on May 8th and presented before the Aluthkade Magistrate's Court.

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