An indictment filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was handed over to the Homagama High Court today (10).
The case relates to the alleged crediting of Rs. 17 million into an account maintained at a private bank. Yoshitha Rajapaksa appeared before court, where Homagama High Court Judge Krishanthi Amaratunga formally handed over the indictment.
Following the submission of the indictment, the court granted bail to the defendant. Bail conditions included two cash bails of Rs. 200,000 each and two personal bails of Rs. 500,000 each.
The court also imposed a travel ban on Yoshitha Rajapaksa, effective from March 19. In addition, he was strictly ordered to report to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the morning of the first and third Sunday of every month.
Meanwhile, on the 25th, the Colombo High Court ordered the acquittal of Daisy Forrest, the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, who had also been charged under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The acquittal was granted not on the basis of innocence, but following a medical recommendation stating that the defendant was not mentally fit to stand trial.