Police to seek court order to  bring down Basil Rajapaksa

Police to seek court order to bring down Basil Rajapaksa

March 25, 2015   12:00 pm

The police will seek a court order to bring down ex-President’s brother and former Minister Basil Rajapaksa in order to question him over alleged financial frauds, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

The UPFA Parliamentarian and his wife Pushpa Rajapaksa left to the USA through the VIP lounge at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, on 11 January.

SLFP National Organiser and former Minister Basil Rajapaksa also resigned from the post of SLFP National Organiser on January 15 after accepting full responsibility for the defeat of President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Election held on January 8. Basil Rajapksa led the UPFA Presidential Election campaign.

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