Court Clears Way for Trial Against Yoshitha Rajapaksa

Money laundering case against Yoshitha: Preliminary objections overruled

The Colombo High Court yesterday (14) overruled a preliminary objection raised by the defence in the money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, clearing the way for the trial to proceed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The order was delivered by Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, who held that the defence argument challenging the maintainability of the conspiracy charge lacked…

Court Clears Way for Trial Against Yoshitha Rajapaksa

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo High Court today (14) rejected a preliminary objection filed by the defence in a case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, ruli - Get the latest breaking news and top stories from Sri Lanka, the latest political news, sports news, weather updates, exam results, business news, entertainment news, world news and much more from News 1st, Sri Lanka's leading news network.

High Court Clears Way for Yoshitha Rajapaksa Money Laundering Trial Over CSN Funds • Sri Lanka Brief

The Colombo High Court today (14) dismissed a preliminary objection raised by the defense in the money laundering case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, clearing the way for the trial to proceed. The order was delivered by Colombo High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga, who ruled that there was no legal basis to accept the defense argument seeking the removal of the conspiracy charge from the indictment. …

Yoshitha Rajapaksa Denies Money Laundering Charges as High Court Trial Begins - LNW Lanka News Web

May 14, Colombo (LNW): Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, pleaded not guilty before the Colombo High Court today as proceedings commenced in a case filed under Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Money Laundering laws. The trial moved forward after High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga dismissed a preliminary objection submitted by the defence team, which had challenged the legal validity of the conspiracy-related charges includ…

Court rejects objection in Yoshitha Rajapaksa money laundering case

Yoshitha Rajapaksa – FILE PHOTO The Colombo High Court today (May 14) rejected a preliminary objection filed by the defense in the money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and ordered that the trial proceed. The ruling was delivered by High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga after the defense argued that a charge filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, including a conspiracy-related charge, could not be maintained before court. Deli…

Court allows money laundering case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa to proceed

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, declared from the dock today that he was not guilty of charges filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, as his trial formally commenced at the Colombo High Court. High Court Judge Udesh Ranatunga earlier rejected a preliminary objection raised by the defence, which argued that the conspiracy charge could not be maintained.  The judge ruled the objection was without basis, …