Don Harindra Chanaka Ailapperuma

Don Harindra Chanaka Ailapperuma, a former opposition leader of the Central Provincial Council in Sri Lanka, was recently in the news for being granted bail after admitting to charges of corruption. He is accused of soliciting bribes amounting to 350,000 Sri Lankan Rupees under the pretense of providing government jobs in state-owned enterprises. Ailapperuma was arrested by the bribery commission and presented in court, where he was remanded before being released on bail with conditions, including a travel ban.