MR's ex security chief released on bail

28 September 2016 12:26 pm

Former Chief Security Officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Neville Wanniarachchi, had been released on bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya in five cases filed by the Bribery Commission.

The Commission charged of not revealing his assets and liabilities from 2010 to 2015 and filed five cases separately for each year.

He appeared in court on a notice issued earlier by the magistrate over the allegations.

Subsequently, the suspect was released on cash bail of Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of Rs. One million each for every case. (Shehan Chamika Silva)

 

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