By unusuma.lk on (LK time)
Police Media Spokesperson, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Buddhika Manatunga, announced that Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the Beliatta area this morning (25).
The arrest followed confirmation from the Attorney General, who stated that sufficient evidence exists indicating Yoshitha Rajapaksa committed offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, No. 5 of 2006.
SSP Manatunga further explained that the arrest was carried out to initiate additional legal action against Yoshitha Rajapaksa under the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code Act.
It was also noted that Yoshitha Rajapaksa had visited the CID on January 3 to provide a statement regarding the ownership of a land located in Kataragama.
