Sri Lanka, July 3 -- Attorney Rakhitha Rajapakshe, Samagi Jana Balawegaya former Horana organiser Charitha Abeysinghe, and former Director of the Civil Aviation Authority and Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka, Aruna Sri Chathuranga were further remanded until July 17 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today (3).

These suspects were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over allegations of soliciting and receiving a Rs. 120 million bribe from the wife of an organised criminal.

The court rejected bail because sufficient circumstances had not been presented to justify release, and accordingly ordered the suspects to be remanded.

The commission informed court that former...