Sri Lanka, Oct. 29 -- Former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, who has been remanded until the conclusion of his trial after open warrants were issued for repeatedly failing to appear in court, was brought before the Colombo High Court today by prison officials.

The case, filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), is scheduled to be taken up today.

The case was filed against Bogollagama before the Colombo High Court in 2020 over allegations that he committed an offence of corruption under the Bribery Act.

The charges relate to an investment promotion exhibition held in London in 2006 under the auspices of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI). Bogollagama is accused of inducing the BOI Chairm...