Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- Former National Youth Services Council Chairman, Attorney-at-Law Lalith Piyum Perera, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over a corruption allegation, was today (28) ordered to be released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama.

The court ordered his release on two personal sureties of Rs. 1 million each.

The court also imposed a travel ban on the suspect and ordered him not to influence witnesses connected to the case.

The Bribery Commission informed the court that the suspect had caused a loss of more than Rs. 5 million to the government by obtaining a state-owned property without following the proper procedures.

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