{
  "id": 5699165,
  "title": "Johnston granted bail following CIABOC arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/johnston-granted-bail-following-ciaboc-arrest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T00:01:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/johnston-granted-bail-following-ciaboc-arrest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Minister Johnston Fernando was granted bail yesterday after being produced before court following his arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over alleged irregularities in the procurement of chairs for the Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre in Polgolla. Fernando was arrested by the Bribery Commission yesterday morning after he arrived at […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}