Indiketiya Hewage Kusumdasa Mahanama, Chief of Staff to the President vs Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption – SC TAB 1A and 1B/2020-2023

In the case between the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and Indiketiya Hewage Kusumdasa Mahanama (former Chief of Staff to the President) and Piyadasa Dissanayake (former Chairman, State Timber Corporation), the Supreme Court addressed the lawfulness of investigative procedures, admissibility of indictment and evidence (including electronic voice recordings), joinder of charges, allegations of entrapment, and the power to compel voice samples. It was determined that the investigation and prosecution were lawfully conducted, the evidence was properly admitted and managed, the legal tests for joinder and scientific evidence were satisfied, and entrapment was not present. The convictions and sentences imposed by the High Court at Bar were upheld, reinfo