Yoshitha Rajapaksa granted bail
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the CID under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act has been released on bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
On January 25, Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by CID officers in the Beliatta area and remanded till today after being produced before Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeevani.
He was granted bail by Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake on two sureties of Rs. 50 Million each when he was produced before the court. In addition to the bail, the Magistrate imposed a travel ban on Rajapaksa.