Yoshitha Money Laundering Case Back In High Court On July 16

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court has ordered that the money laundering case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his grandmother Daisy Forrest, be taken up again on July 16.

The case was called before High Court Judge Rashmi Singappuli today, where the Attorney General’s Department informed court of related legal developments.

Senior State Counsel Oswald Perera, representing the prosecution, told the court that a parallel case connected to the same matter is currently being heard before High Court No. 8.

He further explained that the first accused in that case has filed a revision application before the Court of Appeal, challenging the indictment.

The prosecution requested that a new date be fixed for the present case until a ruling is delivered in the related proceeding.

After considering the submissions, the High Court judge scheduled July 16 for the next hearing to determine the future course of the case.

The charges have been filed under Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Money Laundering Act, alleging that the accused deposited more than Rs. 59 million into fixed deposit accounts maintained in three private bank accounts, without being able to establish the lawful source of the funds.

According to the indictment, the alleged financial transactions took place between March 31, 2009, and December 12, 2013.

Authorities claim that the funds in question were generated through means that could not be legally justified, thereby constituting offenses under anti-money laundering laws.

The case, filed by the Attorney General, includes three charges against the defendants.