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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) says it is currently taking the necessary steps to obtain an Interpol Red Notice against former Minister Basil Rajapaksa. The move follows an order issued by the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court on Wednesday directing that warrants against Rajapaksa be issued in both Sinhala and English to facilitate action through Interpol.
The Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for former Minister Basil Rajapaksa over the alleged misuse of funds belonging to the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau during the 2014 Uva Provincial Council election. The Magistrate also directed the CID Illegal Assets Investigation Division to take necessary steps to obtain a Red Notice through […]
Court orders steps to obtain INTERPOL Red Notice against Basil Rajapaksa News - Newswire
Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Illegal Assets Investigation Unit to take steps to arrest former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and produce him before court over the alleged misappropriation of funds allocated to the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau. ..
හිටපු ඇමැති බැසිල් රාජපක්ෂ මහතා වහාම අත්අඩංගුවට ගන්නා ලෙස නියෝග කරමින් කොටුව මහේස්ත්රාත් විසින් මීට සුළු මොහොතකට පෙර වරෙන්තු නිකුත් කර ඇත.ඔහු අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීමට අදාලව ජාත්යන්තර රතු වරෙන්තු නිකුත් කරන ලෙසද නියෝග කර තිබේ.
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.
