Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who is in remand custody over an alleged bribery incident linked to the Airbus aircraft procurement deal, was brought before the Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court today (27).
The case was last taken up on October 13, when the court ordered that the suspect be remanded until today after considering the submissions made.
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.
Accordingly, the case was taken up again today (27).