Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case
The Hindu
Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former Sri Lankan president, faces money laundering charges amid renewed anti-corruption efforts.
The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned on Monday (January 27, 2025) from leaving the country following his arrest for alleged money laundering.
The case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa dates back years, but has received renewed impetus since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — who has vowed to fight endemic corruption — won a landslide election victory.
Several members of the powerful Rajapaksa family and close associates have been charged with an array of offences over the years, including corruption and even murder — all of which are still pending in the courts.
A former junior naval officer, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, 36, was hit with the travel ban after police said he was unable to explain the sources of income used to purchase a home while his father was in power from 2005 to 2015.
He was arrested and spent two days in detention before being released Monday by a magistrate in Colombo on a bond of 100 million rupees ($344,000).
Yoshitha had told investigators that he raised money to buy the property by selling a small bag of gems his grand-aunt had given him.
She was unable to recall how she acquired the precious stones when asked.
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