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Rajapaksa son issued travel ban

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was banned from leaving Sri Lanka after his arrest for alleged money laundering on January 27, 2025.
The travel ban follows renewed efforts by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to combat corruption since his election victory in September 2024.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa was previously arrested in 2016 on a separate money laundering charge and was released on a bond of 100 million rupees after two days in detention.
Cabinet spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa stated that the new government is committed to concluding pending criminal cases against the Rajapaksa family, emphasizing it is not a political witch hunt.

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The Express Tribune

Rajapaksa son issued travel ban

The son of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned Monday from leaving the island nation following his arrest for alleged money laundering. The case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa dates back years, but has received renewed impetus since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake -- who has vowed to fight endemic corruption -- won a landslide election victory. Several members of the powerful Rajapaksa family and close associates have been c…

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Firstpost News

Sri Lanka: Dissanayake rival Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son banned from foreign travel in 2005 graft case

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27 days ago·Mumbai, India

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The Hindu

Sri Lanka former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son issued travel ban in corruption case

A former junior naval officer, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, 36, was hit with the travel ban after police said he was unable to explain the sources of income used to purchase a home while his father was in power from 2005 to 2015.

27 days ago·India

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Ada Derana

Yoshitha Rajapaksa brought before court

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Macau Business

Sri Lanka ex-president's son issued travel ban in corruption case

The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned Monday from leaving the island nation following his arrest for alleged money laundering. The case against Yoshitha Rajapaksa dates back years, but has received renewed impetus since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — who has vowed to fight endemic corruption — won a landslide election victory. Several members of the powerful Rajapaksa family and close associates have been cha…

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