Former Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa further remanded

By Bhagya Silva

Colombo, August 26 (Daily Mirror) - Former Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa was today ordered to be further remanded till August 29 by Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama, after being arrested on charges of corruption and conspiracy.

The arrest was made in connection with allegations that he had used his official position to unlawfully secure compensation for an unauthorised property that was damaged during the 2022 public uprising. The compensation claim, which had initially been rejected, concerned property not legally entitled to such payment.