Former Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa and four others arrested by CID over an allegation of misusing Rs.6.1 million in 2014 were granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate's Court today.
The former Minister was arrested yesterday by the Criminal Investigation Department.
According to the Police Media Spokesperson, the funds were obtained through the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the pretense of providing assistance to flood victims in Bingiriya and Narammala. However, the funds were allegedly used for presidential election campaigning in 2015, the police has claimed.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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