Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-First Lady in Charity Graft Probe
- On Wednesday, Sri Lanka's anti-graft authority arrested First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa in Colombo over allegations that her Siriliya Saviya Foundation misused donations collected for a children's hospital.
- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's government has revived long-dormant corruption investigations into The Rajapaksa family, which dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly two decades.
- Investigators claim the charity solicited 10 million rupees for a PET scanner already donated by the Chinese government, yet the Siriliya Saviya allegedly continued collecting funds.
- Shiranthi returned to Sri Lanka on Monday after filing a court petition seeking to prevent her arrest; the anticipatory bail hearing is set for October 12. She has denied any wrongdoing.
- Other family members face legal troubles, including opposition lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, who remains in remand custody over a 2013 Airbus aircraft deal. The Rajapaksa consistently dismisses these cases as politically motivated.
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Sri Lanka's former first lady, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, was arrested on Wednesday over allegations that a charity she is affiliated with misused donations intended for a children's hospital. The charity specifically raised more than 10 million rupees (2.3 million crowns) for a specialized scanning machine that had previously been donated to the hospital by the Chinese government.
Sri Lanka ex-first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa held in graft case
Sri Lanka's anti-graft agency arrested former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa over alleged misuse of public funds. The move deepens scrutiny of the Rajapaksa family and widens a politically sensitive corruption probe.
Shiranthi Rajapaksa denies misusing donations of around 30 thousand US dollars.
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Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption authority arrested former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on Wednesday over allegations that her charity misused donations collected for a children’s hospital. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government has revived long-dormant corruption investigations involving members of the once-powerful Rajapaksa family, which dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly two decades. The 73-year-old wife of former president Mahin…
Former Sri Lankan First Lady Arrested for Deviating Grants Raised for Child Hospital · Global Voices
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in power since 2024, has made the fight against corruption one of his priorities and has reactivated numerous investigations against the Rajapaksa family.
The measure was arranged as part of a financial investigation aimed at the way in which the charitable organization of the former president of Sri Lanka managed donations worth over $30,000. The former first lady of Sri Lanka, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, was arrested on Wednesday following accusations that a charitable organization with which ...
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