Sri Lanka, Oct. 14 -- Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama yesterday further remanded MP Namal Rajapaksa until October 27 over the alleged Rs.100 million Airbus bribery case.
During the hearing, Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara confirmed that investigations are complete. The Bribery Commission is now moving to request the Chief Justice's approval to file joint indictments under the Anti-Corruption and Money Laundering Acts. Defence Counsel Shavindra Fernando PC requested bail citing the finished investigation and the hospitalisation of the suspect's parents, but the court denied the motion, ruling that the imminent indictment overrides the completed probe and that the medical claims lacked supporting documentation.
Consequent...