Bribery Commission arrests former Youth Services chief
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1 min readFrom 8 outlets- WhatNews (සිංහල) reports an alleged state loss of 5.1 million rupees.
- Newsfirst (සිංහල) links the matter to land with a building in Samapura, Ampara, and council funds.
- Lankadeepa reports allegations concerning a lease signed without a government procurement process and misleading Maithripala Sirisena.
- Daily Mirror, WhatNews (සිංහල), Newsfirst (සිංහල), Tamilmirror and Newswire report that Lalith Piyum Perera was arrested; WhatNews (සිංහල) dates it to October 28.
- Ada Derana, Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that Perera was granted bail; Sri Lanka Mirror says the Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered it on October 28.
Daily Mirror, WhatNews (සිංහල), Newsfirst (සිංහල), Tamilmirror and Newswire report that the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested Lalith Piyum Perera, a former National Youth Services Council director general or chairman. WhatNews (සිංහල) dates the arrest to October 28.
WhatNews (සිංහල) reports that the allegation concerns a 5.1 million rupee loss to the state during Perera’s tenure and relates to property in Samapura, Ampara. Newsfirst (සිංහල) says the property included a building and that council funds were involved in the lease arrangement.
Lankadeepa reports allegations that a lease was signed without a government procurement process and that former President Maithripala Sirisena, then chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, was misled. These are reported as allegations.
Ada Derana, Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that Perera was granted bail. Sri Lanka Mirror says the Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered bail on October 28.
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Ada DeranaEN
Former Youth Services chief Lalith Piyum Perera granted bailLankadeepaSI
ජාතික තරුණ සේවා සභාවේ හිටපු සභාපතිට ඇපSri Lanka MirrorEN
Former Youth Services Council Chairman granted bailTamilmirrorTA
NYS முன்னாள் பணிப்பாளர் நாயகம் கைது
Earlier coverage
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- Daily Mirror · Former NSB Chairman Pradeep Kariyawasam arrested
- Ada Derana · MP Chamara Sampath arrested by Bribery Commission
- Daily Mirror · G. L. Peiris summoned before CIABOC
- Sri Lanka Mirror · Namal Rajapaksa’s secretary granted bail
- Newswire · Chamara Sampath granted bail in four bribery cases, further remanded in another