Namal Rajapaksa bail hearing deferred in Sri Lanka Airbus corruption case

Namal Rajapaksa bail hearing deferred in Sri Lanka Airbus corruption case

A Colombo court deferred Namal Rajapaksa's bail hearing in the SriLankan Airlines Airbus case. The remand has sharpened the political fight over corruption and victimisation claims.

Namal further remanded over Airbus probe

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa was yesterday further remanded until September 29 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court in connection with an investigation into the alleged misuse of approximately US$2 million in the procurement of Airbus aircraft for SriLankan Airlines. Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday (18) as a suspect in the investigation. He was recently named as a suspec…

Namal Rajapaksa produced in court over alleged Rs. 100 Million Airbus bribe

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa was produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (September 18) in the bribery case over an alleged Rs. 100 million payment linked to the SriLankan Airlines Airbus transaction. Rajapaksa, who is also the National Organiser of the SLPP, was brought before the court as his remand period in the case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC…