Basil gets bail

Former minister Basil Rajapaksa was released on Bail in line with the Colombo High Court order this morning directing the Kaduwela Magistrate Dhammika Hemapala to revise his remand order on the suspect.

The former minister and Devineguma Development Department’s former director general Kithsiri Ranawaka were released on a personal bail of Rs.1 million each.

They were remanded three weeks ago on charges of purchasing GI pipes from funds belonging to the Department and distributing the pipes to Local government bodies during the previous presidential election. (M.I. Edirisinghe)