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Yoshitha Rajapaksa re-remanded

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's second son Yoshitha Rajapaksa and  four other suspects arrested on alleged financial irregularities at the Carlton Sports Network were further remanded until March 24 by Kaduwela Magistrate’s courts today (11).

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


The five suspects including former President’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa were arrested on January 30 and remanded till 11 February, after being presented before the Kaduwela Magistrate by the police.

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.