Former Minister Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa arrested over illegally assembled lorry
Posted by Editor on January 19, 2025 - 2:45 pm
Former Minister Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa was arrested today (January 19) by the Walana Anti-Vice Unit, police reported.
He was taken into custody after arriving at the unit to provide a statement regarding an incident involving an illegally assembled lorry.
The former parliamentarian was questioned for over five hours before his arrest. According to police, he faces charges of assembling a lorry using illegally imported vehicle spare parts and creating fraudulent documents for it.
Soysa is scheduled to be produced before the Bandarawela Court tomorrow (January 20).
Meanwhile, the Walana Anti-Vice Unit is continuing investigations to determine whether he was involved in the illegal assembly of other vehicles, police added.
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