Bank accounts and luxury vehicles of Rakitha Rajapaksa frozen
Executive Intelligence Dispatch
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has taken steps to freeze several bank accounts and luxury vehicles belonging to attorney-at-law Rakitha Rajapaksa, the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.A senior official of the Commission stated that the assets were frozen under the Proceeds of Crime Act, No. 5 of 2025.The Commission had previously reported facts to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court against Rakitha Rajapaksa in connection with an alleged incident involving the demand and acceptance of a bribe of 120 million rupees from the wife of an organised criminal, in exchange for facilitating the criminal.Accordingly, Rakitha Rajapaksa, the first suspect, Charitha Abeysinghe, the second suspect, and Varuna Handige Aruna Chathuranga, the third suspect, were remanded in custody and are currently out on bail.A team of Commission officials visited Rakitha Rajapaksa’s residence today (29) to serve the notice relating to the freezing of the relevant bank accounts and vehicles.
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