  By Gihan Kamalesh Weerasinghe and Ariyaratna Ganegoda
2013-02-09 The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is yet to reach a decision on the complaints put forward against Chief Justice Mohan Peiris and impeached Chief Justice
Dr. Shirani Bandaranayake, Chairman of the Commission, Jagath Balapatabendi, said. A former Supreme Court Judge, Balapatabendi, said the report of the Investigation Unit, which had made inquiries into the complaints against former Chief Justice Bandaranayake, had not been handed over to the Commission yet. Out of the 53 complaints received against top government officials during the last five months, the Commission has conduct 24 successful raids, Director-General, Lukshmi Jayawickrama told Ceylon Today. She said the Commission has arrested and, proceeding with investigations on seven police officials, four wildlife officers, a deputy commissioner of the Inland Revenue Department, a Pradeshiya Sabha member and a top Customs official.
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