Shasheendra Rajapaksa remanded further until August 29, 2025
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on August 26, 2025 - 12:44 pm
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Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who is in remand custody over a corruption allegation, has been further remanded until August 29, 2025, by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
The order was issued by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama after considering the facts presented by officials of the Bribery Commission and the defence lawyers.
Shasheendra Rajapaksa was arrested on August 6, 2025, by Bribery Commission officers at his residence in Nugegoda.
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