Former Minister and Member of Parliament Rishad Bathiudeen has appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (05), following a summon issued by the commission.
Investigations had been initiated by the Bribery Commission into the procurement of a building on a rental basis in the Rajagiriya area for the maintaining of the Ministry of Agriculture during the tenure of the previous government.
Accordingly, Rishad Bathiudeen, who also served as a Cabinet Minister during the time, was summoned to provide a statement in connection with the relevant incident.