Former Minister Mervyn Silva and two others were granted bail yesterday by the Gampaha High Court in connection with an alleged fraudulent sale of a block of state land at Kiribathgoda.
The suspects, including Jayantha Cabraal and Naveen Weerakoon, were each released on cash bail of Rs. 200,000 and five personal sureties of Rs. 5 million each. High Court Judge W. K. D. Wijeratne also imposed overseas travel bans on the suspects.
The case involves accusations of forging documents to sell a plot of government-owned land to a private party. Mervyn Silva was arrested by CID officers at his Battaramulla residence in March and had been in remand custody since then.
As part of their bail conditions, the defendants have to report to the CID every Sunday and they are prohibited from influencing witnesses during the ongoing investigation.