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Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son for corruption

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested on corruption charges. He is accused of misusing state funds for overseas training during his naval career, specifically for a course at Dartmouth. This arrest adds to existing investigations into money laundering cases against him. AI

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Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son for corruption

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Sri Lanka arrests son of ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa for corruption

    The son of Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested on Wednesday on corruption charges, the anti-bribery commission said, the latest case to target the once all-powerful political clan. Yoshitha Rajapaksa, 38, is accused of tapping state funds for overseas trai…