COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said on Wednesday. Rajapaksa was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption and he was granted bail after being presented to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court, police spokesman F.U. Wootler told Reuters. Yoshitha, the second son of Rajapaksa, is being investigated on allegations that his entry to the Sri Lankan navy in 2006 went ahead outside due process, the commission said in a statement earlier this month.

COLOMBO: The son of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested on Wednesday (Jun 17) on corruption charges, the anti-graft commission said, the latest case to…

Yoshitha Rajapaksa is accused of tapping state funds for overseas training during his career as a naval officer.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said on Wednesday. Rajapaksa was arrested by the…

Yoshitha is being investigated on allegations that his entry to the Sri Lankan navy went ahead outside due process