Director General Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption v. Madawala Liyanage Sajith Rohitha and Karuppaiha Sellathurai – CA CASE NO. 284/2009-2009

In the case between Madawala Liyanage Sajith Rohitha (Appellant) and The Director General, Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the appellant’s conviction by the High Court of Colombo for solicitation and acceptance of a bribe under sections 19(b) and 19(c) of the Bribery Act was proper. The appellate court held that the conviction was appropriate, confirming that the assessment of witness credibility, admissibility of evidence, and the handling of confessional statements complied with the law. This decision reaffirmed the principle that mere attacks on a witness’s character do not render testimony inadmissible if other evidence supports the charge, and that admissibility of confessional evidence requires spec