The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed against Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa and three other suspects under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act be taken up again on 30th of July .
The order was issued when the case was called before Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama.
During the hearing, officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the court that they had sought the Attorney General’s advice on the next legal steps to be taken against MP Rajapaksa and the other suspects. As the Attorney General’s instructions have not yet been received, the CID requested a future date for the proceedings.
The case alleges that Namal Rajapaksa invested Rs. 15 million, said to have been earned through unlawful means while he was serving as a Member of Parliament, in a company named NR Consultancy, in violation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Three other individuals — Nithya Senani Samaranayake, Sujani Bogollagama, and Sudarshana Ganegoda — have also been named as suspects. They are alleged to have acted as directors of the company linked to the investment.
