Sri Lanka, April 21 -- A judge of a 'Quazi court' in Udunuwara has been arrested this morning (Apr. 21) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting a bribe.

The individual has been arrested based on a complaint made by a businessman from Kandy.

According to the complaint, the judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 200,000 from the parties involved in a divorce case filed by the son of the complainant, in order to expedite the case and issue the verdict promptly.

Accordingly, the suspect had been arrested for soliciting a bribe to deliver the verdict and provide a copy of the decision and the divorce certificate at the Quazi Court located in Udunuwara.

The suspect, who ...