Former Director General of the Urban Development Authority (UDA), Sumedha Ratnayake and former Director – Lands of the UDA, Weerawansa Perera, who were arrested today, have been granted bail.
The duo were granted bail after being produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanka S. Bodaragama.
The two former state officials were arrested by the Bribery Commission in connection with corruption allegations involving a financial loss exceeding Rs. 29.5 million to the Authority.
According to the Bribery Commission, they were arrested based on claims that a 55.5-perch plot of land located in Mayura Place, Colombo 05, was leased on a temporary basis, resulting in a loss of Rs. 29,519,666.16 to the government. (Newswire)