The Bribery Commission has revealed that former minister S.M. Chandrasena was arrested today in connection with causing a loss to the government by distributing maize seeds to his political associates to gain an advantage in the 2015 Presidential Election.
Issuing a statement, the Bribery Commission stated that the former minister is accused of having distributed maize seeds that had been imported in 2014 at a cost of Rs. 25 million to be provided at a concessional price to poor and needy farmers in the Anuradhapura District.
Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena is accused of having intimidated officials at the Anuradhapura District Secretariat, including its Planning Director, to distribute the maize seeds to his political associates.
S.M. Chandrasena, who was arrested by the Bribery Commission after having recorded a statement in this regard, is expected to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today. (Newswire)
