INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The New Democratic Front (NDF) Badulla District Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been granted bail by the Badulla
surety bails amounting to Rs
1 million each.The Badulla Magistrate issued the order in relation to a case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery
or Corruption (CIABOC) over the misappropriation of Rs
1 million.MP Dassanayake was taken into custody on March 27, over three separate corruption-related cases
The allegations stem from his tenure as Chief Minister of Uva Province in 2016.According to the Bribery Commission, Dassanayake had
solicited funds from three state banks, claiming they were intended to provide bags for preschool children in the province.Two banks
complied, granting him Rs
2.5 million, which were later transferred to his personal foundation account.However, when a third bank refused to provide funds,
