Sri Lanka bribery commission arrests ex-president's son, court gives bail
Sri Lanka's bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on allegations of irregularities in his 2006 entry into the Sri Lankan navy.
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Sri Lanka's bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said on Wednesday.
Rajapaksa was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption and he was granted bail after being presented to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court, police spokesman F.U. Wootler told Reuters. Yoshitha, the second son of Rajapaksa, is being investigated on allegations that his entry to the Sri Lankan navy in 2006 went ahead outside due process, the commission said in a statement earlier this month.
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