Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in connection with the ongoing money laundering investigation involving former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa.
It is reported that Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, the grand-aunt of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, was arrested after providing a statement to the CID today and is expected to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.
Earlier in February, the Attorney General filed indictments against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest Wickramasinghe before the Colombo High Court, under the Money Laundering Act, related to a Rs. 59 million joint account belonging to the duo.
The Police had also filed charges against both under the Money Laundering Act after investigations since 2016 found Yoshitha Rajapaksa was unable to provide satisfactory explanations regarding the funds.
According to the investigation, the funds in question were placed in fixed deposits and bank accounts, including a joint account maintained with Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe. (Newswire)
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