Indictments have been served before the Colombo High Court against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his grandmother Daisy Forrest over alleged involvement in money laundering amounting to Rs. 73 million.
The case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Pradeep Abeyrathne. The charges were filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006, as amended by Act No. 40 of 2011, along with Section 113(a) of the Penal Code.
The indictment alleges that the accused were directly or indirectly involved in transactions related to Rs. 73 million and are charged with committing offences of money laundering, facilitating such transactions, and aiding and abetting the same.
