Namal Rajapaksa remanded until 23 September as fourth suspect in Airbus money-laundering probe
Regarding Namal Rajapaksa
What happened?
Rajapaksa was produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court as the fourth suspect in the CID's money-laundering investigation into the 2013 SriLankan Airlines Airbus procurement. The court ordered him to remain in remand custody until 23 September 2026, and said the bail ruling would also be delivered that day. Prosecutors said steps were being taken to file indictments, though reporting does not establish that one has been filed yet.
What changed?
Rajapaksa was previously only named a suspect in this money-laundering proceeding (11 Sep 2026 Update); he is now formally remanded within it, with a bail decision pending. He remains separately remanded in the earlier CIABOC bribery case over the same transaction - the two proceedings are legally distinct and must not be merged.
What happens next?
23 September 2026: Bail ruling due, and next hearing, on 23 September 2026.
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