ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s former Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has been arrested by the island nation’s anti-graft commission over misappropriation of his power in depriving Israel employments in agricultural sector, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said. Later he was released by the court when produced by CIABOC. Former Minister Nanayakkara in 2023 said that around a thousand new job opportunities have opened up in Israel’s agricultural sector and the people were recruited under his ministry. The CIABOC in a statement said Nanayakkara has abused his powers and deprived those who were to leave for…
Former Sri Lanka minister arrested over Israel job deal
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