Gampola Vidanagalage Samantha Kumara, alias Wele Suda who was remanded over a case filed by the Criminal Investigations Department under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was granted bail on Thursday.

He was granted bail, when the case was taken up for hearing before Hulftsdorp Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peris.

However, Wele Suda was returned to remand custody once again as he is serving a death sentence previously handed down by the High Court.

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