Sri Lanka bribery commission arrests ex-president's son, local media reports
The anti-bribery commission said Yoshitha Rajapaksa was accused of using state funds for naval training and already faced two money-laundering cases.
- On Wednesday, The Bribery Commission arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, on corruption charges involving recruitment without qualifications and misuse of state funds for overseas naval training.
- Investigators allege Yoshitha secured a spot at Dartmouth naval college in Britain without required qualifications, with critics arguing his attendance unfairly displaced a cadet who earned the place on merit.
- Yoshitha already faces two money-laundering prosecutions and a foreign travel ban, while investigators probe his failure to explain income sources used to purchase a house between 2005 and 2015.
- Cases against the Rajapaksa family have gained momentum since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the 2024 election on a platform of crushing corruption, signaling renewed enforcement against the once-powerful clan.
- Several family members face pending charges, including Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who received a foreign travel ban earlier this month as legal scrutiny of the clan intensifies across multiple alleged offenses.
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Sri Lanka ex-leader’s son arrested over corruption
The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested on Wednesday on corruption charges, the anti-graft commission said, the latest case to target the once all-powerful political clan. Yoshitha Rajapaksa, 38, is accused of tapping state funds for overseas training during his career as a naval officer. The Bribery Commission said he is being investigated for having risen through the ranks without the necessary qualifications and…
Sri Lanka's anti-corruption agency has arrested the son of former President Rajapaksa on another corruption charge, after he had previously been charged with two counts of money laundering and had just been released on bail.
Sri Lanka ex-leader's son arrested over corruption (update)
COLOMBO: The son of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested on Wednesday (Jun 17) on corruption charges, the anti-graft commission said, the latest case to target the once all-powerful political clan.
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