COLOMBO, Nov. 2 -- The Hambantota Magistrate's Court has ordered the Superintendent of Borella Magazine Prison to produce MP Namal Rajapaksa before the Hambantota High Court on November 16 in connection with a case arising from the 2017 protest against the leasing of Hambantota Port to a Chinese company.

The order was issued by Hambantota Chief Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara on Monday (2), who concluded proceedings in the Magistrate's Court after informing the parties that the Attorney General had filed indictments against the accused before the Hambantota High Court.

Rajapaksa, named as the 35th accused in the case, is currently in custody at the Borella Magazine Prison.

A total of 41 people have been named as suspects in the case. Of...