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Yoshitha Rajapaksa & four others granted bail by the Colombo High Court

Yoshitha Rajapakshe and four others have been granted bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate today (14).

However the bail application of Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's second son Yoshitha Rajapaksa was rejected by the court when it was called for hearing on February 29.


The five suspects including former President’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa were arrested on alleged financial irregularities at the Carlton Sports Network on January 30 and remanded, after being presented before the Kaduwela Magistrate by the police.

The other suspects include former CSN CEO Nishantha Ranatunga and former CSN Chairman Rohan Welivita

The Financial Crimes Investigations Division (FCID) questioned the second son of the former President, Yoshitha Rajapaksa at the Navy Headquarters regarding the reported financial irregularities on January 30.