Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been brought to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court, a short while ago.
He was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning, after arriving to record a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation into Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s admission to the Sri Lanka Navy and the United Kingdom’s Royal Naval Academy.
The inquiry is being conducted as part of a broader probe by the Bribery Commission.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa was earlier summoned by CIABOC to provide a statement regarding the same investigation.
According to the Commission, he was arrested on charges of aiding and abetting alleged corruption linked to the incident.
CIABOC further stated that the arrest is linked to an investigation into the 2006 recruitment of cadet officers to the executive branch of the Sri Lanka Navy. It is alleged that individuals were recruited without meeting the required qualifications and that state funds were used outside established procedures to facilitate training at the Royal Naval Academy in the UK.
