Court dismisses Yoshitha’s application

The revision application for Yoshitha Rajapaksa and four others including Nishantha Ranatunga was dismissed by the Colombo High Court today, Ada Derana reporter said.

The application was dismissed when it was taken into consideration before High Court Judge A.A.R. Heiyanthuduwa this morning (29). 

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa with his attorneys filed the bail application for his son Yoshitha Rajapaksa on February 17.

Yoshitha, Rohan Weliwita, Nishantha Ranatunga and two others, who were arrested on charges of money laundering, have been remanded by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.

The case will be taken up for hearing again on March 08.