Interpol RED NOTICE Sought Against Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa

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Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena ordered the arrest of former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa over alleged misuse of Rs. 7.8 million from the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau, directed to be used for an election campaign in Uva Province instead. The CID's Illegal Assets Investigation Unit was instructed to issue warrants in both Sinhala and English to facilitate obtaining an Interpol Red Notice.