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Sri Lanka bribery commission arrests ex-president's son, local media reports

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Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former president of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC), arrives at Hulftsdorp Chief Magistrate's Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Lahiru Harshana
Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former president of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC), arrives at Hulftsdorp Chief Magistrate's Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Lahiru Harshana Lahiru Harshana Reuters

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, local media reported on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Uditha Jayansinghe, writing by Shanima Aniyeri; Editing by YP Rajesh)

Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former president of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC), arrives at Hulftsdorp Chief Magistrate's Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Lahiru Harshana
Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former president of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (CIABOC), arrives at Hulftsdorp Chief Magistrate's Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Lahiru Harshana Lahiru Harshana Reuters

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This story was originally published June 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM.

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