Indictments have been served before the Colombo High Court on Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his grandmother Daisy Forest, in connection with a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Ada Derana reports.
The indictments were presented before Colombo High Court Judge Pradeep Abeyratne. Following the proceedings, both Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forest were released on two surety bails of Rs. 1 million each. The court also directed that the fingerprints of the accused be obtained.
Senior State Counsel Oswald Perera, representing the complainant, informed the court that another related case against the same accused is scheduled to be taken up before Colombo High Court No. 1 on July 11. He stated that the documents in both cases are similar and requested the defense to notify him of any deficiencies found in the documentation.
President’s Counsels Sampath Mendis and Anil Silva, appearing on behalf of the defense, assured the court that they would review the documents and inform the court if any irregularities or deficiencies are identified.
Accordingly, Judge Abeyratne ordered that the case be taken up again on August 4.
The Attorney General has filed three charges against the accused, alleging that they violated the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by depositing over Rs. 59 million in unlawfully acquired funds into three private banks as fixed deposits between March 31, 2009, and December 12, 2013.
