Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, who was arrested in connection with the ongoing money laundering investigation involving former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, has been granted bail.
The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court released Daisy Forrest Wickramasinghe on three sureties of Rs.05 million each.
Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, the grand-aunt of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, was arrested after providing a statement to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) this morning.
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)