Sri Lanka, June 12 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court today(12) ordered the release on bail of former Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal de Silva, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over corruption allegations.

The order was issued by Colombo Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama after considering submissions made by CIABOC officials and defence counsel.

De Silva was arrested on June 10 in connection with alleged irregularities involving the use of Rs. 16.5 million allocated under the Southern Provincial Council members' development fund in 2019.

Investigations allege that the funds were used to procure chairs for public voluntary associations in the Southern Province, ...