Court orders release of Welgama from bribery case

The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today ordered the release of former Minister Kumara Welgama from the bribery case filed against him.

The case was taken up before Colombo Chief Magistrate Nandana Amarasinghe today (June 24).

The Bribery Commission had filed the case alleging that the former Minister had created an unapproved post of Deputy Chairman of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and appointed a friend of his to the post and paid salaries to the government.