Ada Derana

Highly Factual

Indictments have been served before the Colombo High Court on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother Daisy Forest. Subsequently, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother have been released on two surety bails of Rs. 500,000 each. Indictments were served before Colombo High Court Judge Aditya Patabendige in relation to a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The case will be taken up for hearing once again on 30 May.

Daily Mirror

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By Bhagya Silva Colombo, April 4 (Daily Mirror) - Indictments have been filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother Daisy Forrest, before the Colombo High Court over allegations of money laundering involving Rs. 73 million. The Colombo High Court, presided over by Judge Aditya Patabedige, subsequently granted bail on the accused on two sureties of Rs. 500,000 each. The court also fixed the pre-trial conference for 30 May. The indictment alleges that the accused committed the offense of money laundering by engaging in transactions related to Rs. 73 million, either directly or indirectly. They have been charged under Section 113(a) of the Penal Code, read with Sections 3(1), 3(2), and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006 (as amended by Act No. 40 of 2011). The charges include engaging in or facilitating money laundering transactions and aiding and abetting such offenses.