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The Colombo Chief Justice of the Peace’s Court docket at the moment (October 20, 2026) granted bail to Sanjay Samarasinghe, the personal secretary to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Fee to Examine Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).
The courtroom ordered his launch on two surety bonds of Rs. 1 million every and imposed a journey ban on him.
Colombo Chief Justice of the Peace Asanga S. Bodaragama issued the order after contemplating submissions made by Bribery Fee officers and President’s Counsel Sampath Mendis, who appeared on behalf of Samarasinghe.
Samarasinghe was arrested by CIABOC on October 19, 2026, following an investigation right into a protected discovered at his residence in Mount Lavinia.
The arrest was made after CIABOC officers recorded statements from him in reference to the protected, which had been taken into custody throughout an earlier search of his residence.
On October 16, 2026, officers from CIABOC, Sri Lanka Police and the Police Particular Job Pressure (STF) performed a shock search at Samarasinghe’s residence in Mount Lavinia.
The search started at round 10:30 PM and continued till roughly 4:30 AM on October 17.
Through the operation, officers searched the premises, recorded statements and took the protected discovered contained in the residence into their custody.
