Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- Former Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment Manusha Nanayakkara, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), earlier today has been granted bail, Ada Derana reporter said.

He was granted bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama after considering submissions made by officers of the Bribery Commission and the counsel representing former Minister Nanayakkara.

Accordingly, the Magistrate ordered that the suspect be released on a cash bail of Rs. 100,000 and two surety bails of Rs. 4 million each.

Additionally, the former Minister has been banned from traveling abroad.

The Magistrate also imposed a further bail condition requiring the suspect to re...