Sri Lanka, April 24 -- Former Minister Johnston Fernando was granted bail by the Wattala Magistrate's Court after spending four months in remand custody over a case involving the alleged misuse of a Lanka Sathosa lorry.

When the case was taken up today (24), the court ordered that Fernando be released on four sureties of Rs. 500,000 each.

The court further directed that the case be recalled on July 10.

Fernando, along with his elder son Johan Fernando, younger son Jerome Fernando, and a former transport manager of Lanka Sathosa, had been arrested and remanded following an investigation by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID).

The investigation relates to allegations that a Lanka Sathosa lorry was used for operations conn...