Basil released on bail
Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the FCID this morning, has been released on bail after being produced at the Matara Magistrate’s Court.
He was ordered released on a cash bail of Rs 50,000 and three personal bails of Rs 1 million each.
Matara Magistrate Yuresha de Silva also ordered the former Minister of Economic Development to appear before the FCID on every Sunday.
The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) arrested Basil Rajapaksa today after he arrived to give a statement regarding a land issue in Matara.
Basil Rajapaksa was previously arrested by the FCID in April last year on alleged financial misappropriations in the Divi Neguma Department.
Former Economic Development Ministry Secretary Dr. Nihal Jayatilaka and former Director General of the Divineguma Department, R.R.K. Ranawaka, were also arrested along with minister on the same charge.
They were released on bail on June 15, 2015 while the case is still pending in the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.
(Source: Ada Derana)
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OMG ! I dono how these money monsters are escaping from these huge allegations.Corruptions and commissions comes to mind when we think and talk about mahinda rajapakse regime.
Ashik,
If you still do not know that this is a political drama and the main directors are RW AN my3, then you are not very smart.. Easiest way to take the focus away from My3’s blunders and broken promises. I can assure you that no Rajapakse will serve a prison sentence guilty or not. If MY3 has any proof of all the allegations he made about MR and family why are they still free. What a lot of bull crap.
You can not throw stones at others when you are living in a glass house.
this proves the rich and able are capable of anything oh the law god bless you
Thanks S. Fernando. The question SL voters should be asking is How somebody can win an elections with So much allegations against the opposition, then cannot show any evidence after more than one year in power, and continuing to enjoy the power thus gained!!!!