Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- A three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court has ordered the release on bail of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and other defendants, who are accused of misappropriating government funds by purchasing substandard medicine during the previous government.

Accordingly, each defendant was ordered to be released on a cash bail of Rs. 500,000 and two surety bonds of Rs. 5 million each.

The court, which imposed a foreign travel ban on the defendants, also ordered that their passports be surrendered to the court.

The defendants were indicted today before a three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court.

Deputy Solicitor General Lakmini Girihagama had subsequently informed the court that the Attorney General wo...