Video: Man claims he was arrested because didn’t bribe jailors

5 October 2015 01:06 pm

A man, whose brother is a suspect in remand custody, charged today that prison officers were soliciting bribes from him to talk to his brother and had arrested him when he refused to do so.

“They always ask for money to let me talk to my brother. I gave Rs. 5,000 the previous day too. When I said I have no money today, they arrested me,” he charged.

Meanwhile, dismissing the claim, a prison officer said the man was arrested because he had attempted to send a parcel of tobacco to one of the suspects in custody who was brought to court.

“There are five cases against the suspect in custody. One person came outside and attempted to give him a parcel of tobacco when he was caught. He is now fabricating a story,” Colombo Remand Prisons Jailor identified as Vajirasinghe said.


 

Video by Courts Prasanna