The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today sent a reminder to the Attorney General to expedite his legal advice regarding a plaint filed against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and four others for their alleged involvement in money laundering amounting to Rs.15 million in a company allegedly owned by Namal Rajapaksa.
The CID conducting investigations regarding this incident informed court that they were yet to receive the Attorney General’s advice regarding the future legal action against the suspects.
Further magisterial inquiry into the incident was fixed for July 30 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama.
In this case, Namal Rajapaksa, Sudarshana Bandara Ganewatta, Nithya Senani, Sujani Bogollagama and Indika Prabhath Karunajeewa were named as the suspects by the CID.
The FCID, which initially conducted investigations into the incident, had informed court that investigations revealed that Namal Rajpaksa had been allegedly involved in money laundering to the amount of Rs. 15 million at NR Consultation Pvt Ltd and another Rs.30 million in Gowers Corporation Pvt Ltd, in 2012.