Money laundering case against Namal Rajapaksa: The magistrate reminds the AG to expedite the case.

The CID, which is conducting investigations regarding this incident, informed the court that they were yet to receive the Attorney General’s advice regarding future legal action against the suspects.

When the case came up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake, the CID told the court that the preliminary investigations regarding the incident had been concluded and sought the Attorney General's advice. A new magisterial inquiry into the incident has been scheduled for May 11 of next year.

In this case, Namal Rajapaksa, Sudarshana Bandara Ganewatta, Nithya Senani, Sujani Bogollagama, and Indika Prabhath Karunajeewa were named as suspects by the CID.

The FCID, which initially conducted investigations into the incident, informed the court that investigations revealed that MP Rajpaksa had been allegedly involved in money laundering to the amount of Rs. 15 million at NR Consultation Pvt Ltd and another Rs. 30 million at Gowers Corporation Pvt Ltd in 2012. The Attorney General had filed indictments in the Colombo High Court against Namal Rajapaksa and five others for alleged money laundering to the amount of Rs. 30 million at NR Consultation.

The FCID had commenced investigation into a complaint that MP Namal Rajapaksa had purchased Hello Corp. Pvt. Ltd. for Rs. 100 million using ill-gotten funds from Gowers Corporation and NR Consultation Pvt. Ltd., allegedly owned by Namal Rajapaksa.

Police alleged that money laundering transactions had taken place through a company named Boston Capital, allegedly owned by Rohan Iriyagolla.

In his complaint, former JVP Parliamentarian Wasantha Samarasinghe claimed that MP Namal Rajapaksa purchased shares in Hello Corp and established Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited while still a member of parliament.