Sri Lanka, April 11 -- Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has indicated that he is prepared to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to record a statement about the bribery case filed against New Democratic Front MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake.

This is in response to the letter directed by CIABOC earlier today.

The communique issued by the Office of the former President states it is baffling and surprising about the quick reaction by the Bribery Commission to follow up on his media statement, which was given mere 18 hours ago.

However, the communique states that since the summons has been issued during the New Year period, the former President and his attorneys will not be availabl...