Sri Lanka, May 26 -- Former Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who is currently in remand custody, has been produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court by prison officials this morning (May 26).

He has been produced before court in relation to a case filed over the importation of a shipment of substandard organic fertilizer during the previous government.

On May 19, the former Minister was remanded until May 26 by the Colombo Magistrate's Court in connection with a controversial payment made in 2021 to a Chinese firm for the procurement of substandard organic fertilizer.

He surrendered to the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court on May 19, following an arrest warrant issued against him on May 16.

The warrant was issued p...