Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the alleged importation of a substandard shipment of organic fertiliser from a Chinese firm in 2021.

The order was issued by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali after considering a request by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABIC).

Accordingly, the Chief Magistrate ordered the arrest and production of the former minister before the court.

Aluthgamage recently filed a petition before the Colombo Magistrate's Court, seeking anticipatory bail against his possible arrest by the Bribery Commission.

The application had been filed over his possible...