Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the 2nd son of previous President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who had been remanded in custody, has actually been granted bail after being produced before the Colombo Magistrates Court this morning (27 ).
Appropriately, he was purchased to be released on two surety bails of Rs.
50 million each by Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Rathnayake, following an extended hearing of the facts.The Additional Magistrate, who also enforced an overseas travel restriction on Rajapaksa, purchased the Immigration and Emigration Controller to be informed in this regard.Meanwhile, Yoshitha Rajapaksa was purchased to appear at the Sri Lanka Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division on the last Sunday of monthly, likewise ordered versus the influencing of any witnesses in the case.The Additional Magistrate, while stating his choice, ordered that the suspect be released on bail in accordance with the arrangements of the Bail Act, as the prosecution has failed to present enough and acceptable proof to necessitate more remand.On January 25, Yoshitha Rajapaksa was jailed by CID officers in the Beliatta area under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, and produced before Aluthkade No.
5 Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeevani.
Appropriately, he was remanded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act up until January 27 after being produced before the Colombo Additional Magistrate.This followed the recording of a statement before the CID.The arrest followed the Attorney General informed the CID on January 23, mentioning there was sufficient proof for Yoshitha Rajapaksa to be called as a respondent in a land case valued at Rs.
34 million.The case involves Yoshithas grandmother, Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also called Daisy Achchi, at Sirimal Pedesa in Ratmalana.The main suspect in the event, which is still pending, is Daisy Forrest, who is likewise Yoshitha Rajapaksas grandmother.