Namal further remanded
MP Namal Rajapaksa, who was produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s court as a suspect of the Airbus scandal, has been further remanded.Taking up the case earlier today (Sep. 16), Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena ordered him to be remanded until Sep. 23rd, after considering submissions made by Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara who appeared on behalf of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
President’s Counsel Anil Silva, along with other attorneys representing Rajapaksa, also made submissions before the court.
The Magistrate also announced that a decision on Rajapaksa’s bail application will be announced on Sep. 23.Security was also beefed up around the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court premises today.The Attorney General’s Department recently took steps to name Namal Rajapaksa as a suspect in the ongoing money laundering case concerning alleged financial irregularities in the aircraft procurement process for Sri Lankan Airlines.