Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who is being held on a corruption charge, has been further remanded until the 19 of this month.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanka S. Bodaragama issued the order after considering submissions from officials of the Bribery Commission and the defense lawyers.

Rajapaksa was initially arrested and remanded by the Bribery Commission on a charge of committing the offense of corruption under the Anti-Corruption Act.

He is accused of illegally obtaining a sum of Rs 8,850,000 as compensation for his political office, which was built on Mahaweli land and was destroyed by protestors.

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