Namal Rajapaksa further remanded until 29 September in the CIABOC bribery case
Regarding Namal Rajapaksa
What happened?
Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama further remanded Rajapaksa until 29 September 2026 in the CIABOC bribery case over the SriLankan Airlines Airbus procurement, rather than ruling on bail that day, and fixed the bail ruling for 29 September. The hearing also confirmed CIABOC had sought the Attorney General's advice on the investigation and that efforts were under way to obtain Interpol Red Notices for other suspects reported to be overseas. No bail decision, charge, or indictment has been made.
What changed?
Rajapaksa was previously remanded only until 18 September in this matter; the remand is now extended to 29 September, with a concrete bail-ruling date fixed. This is separate and legally distinct from his separate CID money-laundering proceeding over the same underlying transaction.
What happens next?
29 September 2026: Bail ruling due 29 September 2026.
The case
People involved
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