Wijeyadasa At CIABOC After Son's Arrest in Harak Kata Case

by Zulfick Farzan 25-06-2026 | 12:04 PM

COLOMBO (News); Rakitha Rajapaksa, the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa, and Horana Samagi Jana Balawegaya organiser Charith Abeysinghe have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption in connection with a major bribery investigation involving hundreds of millions of rupees.

The arrests relate to an ongoing probe into allegations that a massive bribe was solicited in relation to organized crime figure and large-scale drug trafficker Nadun Chinthaka, widely known as “Harak Kata,” who was being held under detention orders by the Criminal Investigation Department.

According to investigators, the suspects are accused of demanding 500 million rupees, claiming they could intervene to prevent Harak Kata from being killed while in police custody, arrange for the removal of his detention order, facilitate his transfer from the high-security Boossa Prison in Galle to another prison, and secure his release from ongoing investigations and related legal processes.

Authorities further allege that an advance payment of 120 million rupees had already been obtained.

The Bribery Commission stated that the initial demand was made in 2023 in Dubai to Harak Kata’s wife, Madhushika Madhuwanti.

Officials revealed that the amount was later reduced from 500 million rupees to 200 million rupees, with 120 million rupees allegedly taken as an advance payment.

The arrests were carried out following a prolonged investigation triggered by an anonymous complaint received by the Bribery Commission on March 4 last year.

In a related development, Aruna Sri Warushahennedige , a former director of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited, has also been arrested over his alleged involvement in the same incident.

The suspects are scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

Former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa later arrived at the Bribery Commission to inquire into matters concerning his son, Rakitha Rajapaksa.