COLOMBO, Oct. 15 -- Former Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara was released on bail Wednesday (15) evening, hours after being arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over alleged irregularities in a worker deployment agreement with Israel.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama granted Nanayakkara bail on a cash bond of Rs 100,000 and two surety bonds of Rs 4 million each, while imposing a travel ban and strict conditions prohibiting any contact with witnesses in the case.

The arrest marks the latest development in a high-profile corruption investigation into a November 2023 agreement that sent Sri Lankan workers to Israel's agricultural sector-a deal now unde...