Sri Lanka bribery commission arrests ex-president's son, court gives bail
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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, 20
COLOMBO, June 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's bribery commission has arrested Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, police said on Wednesday.
Rajapaksa was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption and he was granted bail after being presented to the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court, police spokesman F.U. Wootler told Reuters.
Yoshitha, the second son of Rajapaksa, is being investigated on allegations that his entry to the Sri Lankan navy in 2006 went ahead outside due process, the commission said in a statement earlier this month.
(Reporting by Uditha Jayansinghe, writing by Shanima Aniyeri; Editing by YP Rajesh and Hugh Lawson)
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