Former MP Namal Rajapaksa spent over two hours today at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), where he provided a statement regarding an ongoing investigation into a financial transaction.

According to the police, Rajapaksa was summoned following a complaint filed by a Malaysian businessman, alleging irregularities in a financial transaction that occurred between 2010 and 2015.

Speaking to the media after leaving the CID, Rajapaksa said he was unaware of the identity of the person who lodged the complaint.

"The political culture in our country is such that when the government changes, politicians from the previous administration are often called in for questioning. Today, I had a meeting scheduled in Kandy. However, I believe it's important to support these investigations because this is the best way that we can prove the accusations against us are clearly false," he said.

Rajapaksa added that the complaint appeared to be anonymous, involving a person who had claimed that he came to his office sometime between 2010 and 2015, gave money, and then left.

"I have answered thousands of such complaints, even during the Good-Governance Government. I have been remanded, faced court cases and have been acquitted. We are now asking the government to similarly investigate allegations against Rajapaksas like money in Seychelles, Uganda."

Referring to past experiences, Rajapaksa remarked, “I urge the Government not to use this process to suppress the real issues affecting the people."