Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has been further remanded until September 30 in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to the procurement of Airbus aircraft for SriLankan Airlines.
The order was issued by Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (23), after Rajapaksa was produced before the court.
The court had been scheduled to deliver its decision on the MP’s bail application today. However, the Magistrate ordered that he remain in remand custody until September 30.
The case was filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in relation to alleged financial irregularities surrounding the acquisition of Airbus aircraft by SriLankan Airlines.
Rajapaksa was previously ordered to remain in remand custody until September 23 after being named as a suspect in the investigation.
The Airbus-related proceedings are separate from another case being investigated by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) concerning the same transaction. Rajapaksa was also remanded in that case following his arrest earlier this month.
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