Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that Namal Rajapaksa be further remanded until October 27 in connection with an alleged bribery incident involving the purchase of Airbus aircraft.

The order was issued by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama after considering submissions made by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and the suspect’s lawyers.