Namal Rajapaksa granted bail

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of SLPP National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, who had been remanded in connection with the controversial ‘Krrish’ deal.

During a previous court hearing, attorneys representing Namal Rajapaksa submitted a bail application seeking his release, citing the serious health conditions of both his parents as an exceptional ground for granting bail.

However, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) had raised objections to the bail application.

After considering the submissions made by both parties, Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama delivered the bail order today.

Namal Rajapaksa was arrested by the Bribery Commission on September 04 and subsequently produced before the court, which ordered his remand over allegations that he had accepted a bribe of Rs. 70 million to facilitate the allocation of a plot of land at Transworks Square in Colombo to Indian company Krrish for a multi-purpose development project.