Sugeeshwara Bandara, who served as personal secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been further remanded in custody after a Colombo court rejected his bail application.
Sugeeshwara Bandara, the former personal secretary to ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has been ordered to remain in custody until August 25 following a court appearance on Monday. The Colombo Magistrate's Court rejected a bail application filed on his behalf during the hearing.
Bandara was arrested on suspicion of receiving two salaries under the Presidential Expenditure Head, according to authorities. The circumstances surrounding the alleged dual payments remain under investigation by law enforcement.
The remand extension follows his initial arrest related to the financial irregularities. With the court's decision to deny bail, Bandara will remain in custody pending further proceedings scheduled for late August.
