Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today (04) ordered the remand of Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, until the 18th.
The Magistrate issued this order after considering the arguments presented by Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara, who appeared on behalf of the Bribery Commission, and the suspect's lawyers.
He was arrested and produced before the court on suspicion of accepting a bribe of 800,000 US dollars in the Airbus aircraft purchase incident that caused a great stir.
The MP arrived at the Commission this morning (04) to give a statement in connection with an investigation being conducted by the Bribery Commission regarding the Airbus deal.
After obtaining a lengthy statement, he was arrested by the Bribery Commission and produced before the court and remanded in custody.