Rakitha, Charitha and Aruna further remanded

By Bhagya Silva

Colombo, July 17 (Daily Mirror) - Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today ordered the further remand of Attorney-at-Law Rakitha Nirmala Rajapaksha, Samagi Jana Balawegaya Horana organiser Charitha Wasantha Kumara Abeysinghe, and former Civil Aviation Authority Airport Director Varushahennadige Aruna Sri Chathuranga until July 28.

The case relates to allegations that the suspects solicited and accepted a bribe of Rs. 120 million from the wife of an organised criminal in return for facilitating assistance to him.

Court was informed that counsel for the second suspect had already filed written submissions seeking bail and that the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) had submitted its observations and relevant documents in response.

However, the Commission informed the court that the written bail applications filed on behalf of the first and third suspects had not yet been served on it, preventing it from submitting its objections and position regarding those applications.

Accordingly, the Magistrate directed CIABOC to file its written objections and position regarding the bail applications of the first and third suspects on or before July 23.

The Magistrate further ordered that all three suspects be remanded until July 28 and fixed that date for the delivery of the order on the bail applications.