Court orders arrest of Basil Rajapaksa in over Rs. 7.8M tourism funds misuse
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Court orders arrest of Basil in Rs. 7.8m poll funds case
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered the arrest of former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman Bhashwara Gunaratne, Managing Director Rumi Jauffer and several others in connection with the alleged misuse of Rs. 7.8 million belonging to the Tourism Promotion Authority during the 2014 Uva Provincial Council election campaign. Magistrate Pasan Amarasena directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to …
T-shirts with Mahinda's image printed with Rs. 7.8 million of government money! CID ordered to immediately arrest Basil Rajapaksha and others! • Sri Lanka Brief
Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (29) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest and produce several suspects, including former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, over allegations that Rs. 7.8 million from the Tourism Promotion Bureau was used for campaigning during the Uva Provincial Council election. The order was issued during a hearing into the case involving former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, former Tourism Promotion Bureau Ch…
Court orders arrest of Basil Rajapaksa in over Rs. 7.8M tourism funds misuse
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered the arrest of former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Tourism Promotion Bureau Chairman Bhashwara Gunaratne, Managing Director Rumi Jauffer, and several others over the alleged misuse of Rs. 7.8 million from the Tourism Promotion Authority during the 2014 Uva Provincial Council election campaign. Magistrate Pasan Amarasena directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest and produce the su…
Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department today (29) to arrest former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and produce him in court. This is in relation to the use of 7.8 million rupees from the Tourism Promotion Bureau in 2014 for campaigning for the Uva Provincial Council election. He has also ordered the arrest and production of the then Chairman of the Tourism Promotion Bureau, Bhashwara Gunaratne, and the Managin…
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