நாமல் ராஜபக்ஷ பிணை கோரி கொழும்பு நீதிமன்றில் மனு

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that on October 28, MP Namal Rajapaksa appeared before the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in a case concerning alleged bribery linked to SriLankan Airlines’ Airbus aircraft purchase. The hearing was before a three-judge bench headed by Judge Priyantha Liyanage. Sri Lanka Mirror reports that the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is prosecuting the case.

Daily Mirror and Sri Lanka Mirror report that the court did not take up Rajapaksa’s bail application because the prosecution was absent.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that the allegation is that Rajapaksa accepted Rs. 100 million in connection with facilitating the transfer of the land to the Krrish Group for a mixed-use development. Lankadeepa reports a related allegation involving Rs. 70 million said to have been offered as a bribe in connection with leasing the land; the outlets’ accounts differ on the amount.

Newswire says CIABOC opposed the application and questioned whether Sabry’s remarks about people becoming victims had been directed at the Commission, investigators or witnesses. Newswire reports that Sabry said his remarks had been misunderstood and argued for equal treatment under the law and the presumption of innocence.

Sri Lanka Mirror and Ada Derana report that the Colombo Magistrate’s Court set November 3 to issue its decision on the Krrish-case bail application. The reports therefore describe two separate proceedings and different upcoming dates: November 3 for the Magistrate’s Court decision, and November 19 for the High Court Airbus case.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.