Sri Lanka arrests Rajapaksa party chief
Sri Lankan police arrested Sagara Kariyawasam, the General-Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP), on Aug. 10. (AFP Photo)
Sri Lankan police arrested a party leader of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Aug. 10 for allegedly issuing a death threat against the police chief, officers said.
Sagara Kariyawasam, the General-Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP), was taken into custody, the latest in a list of associates of relatives of the once-untouchable Rajapaksa political dynasty to be arrested.
The leftist government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came to power in September 2024 on a promise to crack down on bribery and graft.
