Cabraal granted bail

June 7, 2022 at 2:40 PM

Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has been released from a case filed on the Breach of Trust.

Cabraal was released on a surety of Rs. 10 million when the case was taken up for hearing today.

A case was filed against Cabraal on the Breach of Trust by Chief Prelate of Nugegoda Nalandaramaya Venerable thiniyawala Palitha Thero. 

In April 2021, the Thero had filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court against Cabraal for allegedly embezzling more than Rs. 23 billion. (NewsWire)