The Sri Lanka Navy have suspended Lieutenant Yoshitha Rajapaksa with effect from February 28, under the direction of the Ministry of Defence, in order to keep the ongoing FCID inquiry independent.
The FCID questioned Rajapaksa at Navy Headquarters on January 30 before arresting him on charges of money laundering at the Carlton Sports Network.
He and four others are in remand custody from January 30.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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