The case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was taken up again today (17) before the Colombo High Court. The hearing was conducted before High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga. Under the direction of Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara, evidence was recorded from prosecution witnesses. Appearing for Yoshitha Rajapaksa was President’s Counsel Sampath Mendis, who also crossexamined the witnesses. Following the proceedings, the court ordered that further examination of evidence be postponed until July 24. The Attorney General has filed charges alleging that Yoshitha Rajapaksa committed an offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by purchasing five plots of land in Dehiwala and Ratmalana valued at over Rs. 73 million. (Newswire) The post Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case postponed to July 24 appeared first on Newswire.
