MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake and his private secretary will stay behind bars for more days. The Colombo Magistrate's Court ordered both suspects to be further remanded until November 10 over corruption allegations.

Court order

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama made the decision today. The ruling came after examining submissions placed by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) alongside arguments presented by lawyers representing the suspects.

What happens next

The suspects will remain in remand custody until November 10.