Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today issued notices to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to appear in court on 19 November to present submissions regarding the case filed against Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa.

The case involves 24 charges, including the alleged acceptance of a bribe amounting to Rs.100 million in connection with the purchase of Airbus aircraft for SriLankan Airlines.

The notices were issued after no official representing the Bribery Commission or the Attorney General appeared before the court when the case was called for the first time today before a three-judge bench comprising High Court Judges Priyantha Liyanage, T. A. T. Bandara, and Nuwan ...