Court of Appeal Dismisses Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s Petition to Drop Money Laundering "Conspiracy" Charge

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Court of Appeal today dismissed the revision petition filed by Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking a ruling that the charge of "conspiracy" included in the case filed against him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act cannot be maintained.

The Court of Appeal bench comprising Justices Amal Ranaraja and Dr. Sumudu Premachandra dismissed the petition.

The Attorney General has filed this case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, alleging that he committed offenses under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by depositing over 59 million rupees—the source of which could not be verified—into three private fixed deposit bank accounts between March 31, 2009, and December 12, 2013.