The former Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Mahesh Gammanpila, who was granted bail in connection with a major corruption investigation yesterday (5), has been remanded again over his failure to meet the bail conditions.

Gammanpila was taken into custody over allegations of involvement in the importation of a consignment of substandard organic fertiliser from a Chinese company during the tenure of the previous administration, which reportedly caused a financial loss of $ 6.9 million to the Government.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali granted bail to Gammanpila yesterday after considering the facts presented by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and the defence counsel.

However, he has been remanded again over the failure to complete the bail conditions imposed by the court.