Bribery Commission indicts Yoshitha Rajapaksa, Karannagoda over UK naval training
COLOMBO – The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed an indictment before the Colombo High Court against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda over alleged corruption-related offences.
According to the indictment, Karannagoda, while serving as Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, is accused of unlawfully facilitating Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s participation in a training program at the Britannia Royal Naval College in the United Kingdom between September 1, 2006 and June 8, 2007.
The Bribery Commission alleges that the arrangement caused financial loss to the State.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa has also been charged with unlawfully benefiting from the training program facilitated through the alleged misuse of public resources.
The indictment contains a total of eight charges against the two accused.
No date for the case to be taken up before the Colombo High Court has been announced yet.
-ENCL
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