Court frees Daisy Forrest in money laundering case

By Bhagya Silva

Colombo, Feb. 25 (Daily Mirror) - The Colombo High Court today ordered that Daisy Forrest, the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, be released from the case filed against her under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara today presented to court a special psychiatric report obtained through the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer to determine whether the accused, Daisy Forrest, was mentally fit to stand trial. He informed the court that medical recommendations had concluded that the accused was not in a suitable mental condition to face trial.