{"id":29009,"date":"2026-08-05T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29009"},"modified":"2026-08-05T18:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:35:17","slug":"former-minister-akila-viraj-kariyawasam-arrested-by-bribery-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=29009","title":{"rendered":"Former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam Arrested by Bribery Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Minister of Education and Higher Education and Former\u00a0General Secretary of the United National Party (UNP), Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was arrested following the conclusion of a statement recorded by the Commission, after he appeared before it today (05) as summoned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 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