{
  "id": 5699162,
  "title": "Namal remanded until Sept. 18 over Airbus deal investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/namal-remanded-until-sept-18-over-airbus-deal-investigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T00:06:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/namal-remanded-until-sept-18-over-airbus-deal-investigation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was yesterday remanded until September 18 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court following his arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with an investigation into the controversial SriLankan Airlines Airbus aircraft transaction. Rajapaksa appeared…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Sri Lanka: Namal Rajapaksa arrested, remanded in USD 800,000 Airbus graft case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sri-lanka-namal-rajapaksa-arrested-remanded-in-usd-800-000-airbus",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:44:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}