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Cases against Namal and Shiranthi to be taken up in court today

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Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 07:48
Cases against Namal and Shiranthi to be taken up in court today
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Two cases involving Shiranthi Rajapaksa and the Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa are scheduled to be taken up before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (13).The case against Shiranthi Rajapaksa relates to allegations of corruption and the misappropriation of public funds.She is accused of obtaining Rs. 10 million from the National Savings Bank on the claim that a CT scanner would be provided to Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children through the Siriliya Saviya organisation, but failing to supply the machine.The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested her at her Kirulapone residence on the 7th.She was subsequently produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court and remanded until today.However, she was admitted to the Cardiology Unit of Colombo National Hospital last afternoon.Commissioner of Prisons and spokesman Senaka Pallethanne said she was transferred to the unit following recommendations from prison medical staff.Meanwhile, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was admitted to a private hospital in Colombo yesterday morning, continues to receive treatment.The case against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa is also scheduled to be called today. It concerns an alleged bribe of Rs. 100 million linked to the Airbus deal for the procurement of aircraft for SriLankan Airlines.When the case was last taken up on the 29th, the court ordered that Namal Rajapaksa be remanded until today.Separately, Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama yesterday ordered that former State Minister and Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake be remanded until the 23rd of this month in connection with five charges.The order followed his arrest after he arrived at the Bribery Commission to provide a statement as part of an ongoing investigation.He was subsequently produced before the court.

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  • —Cases against Namal and Shiranthi to be taken up in court today
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