Former Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa and two former senior officials are set to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate tonight after being placed under arrest for allegations of fraud with regard to the Divi Neguma funds, police sources said. The FCID questioned questioned Rajapaksa and former secretary Dr. Nihal Jayatillake and the Divi Neguma Department Director General R.A.A.K. Ranawaka for more than six hours. The investigations were regarding a series of complaints over the misuse of Divi Neguma funds during the previous government. ________________________________________________________ See related video
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