Former National Youth Services Council chairman Lalith Piyum Perera granted bail after arrest

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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