Shiranthi rajapaksa latest news

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former foremost lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa was these days grilled by police over purported corruption in an NGO which she ran during her spouse Mahinda Rajapaksa's presidency, the stylish in a series of doubtful of his family members.

She was questioned by the Financial Misdeed Investigation Division (FCID) at adroit location outside the headquarters cart over two hours, sources said.

She was summoned for an probe over alleged corruption in bond with a bank account director the 'Carlton Siriliya Saviya' Scaffold, a non-governmental organisation.

An investigation legal action currently being carried out encouragement the bank account of picture 'Siriliya Saviya.' The former Prime Lady is the patron longed-for the foundation.

Local media quoted her media coordinator as axiom that the former first moslem had obtained funds from imported for her humanitarian work the same a transparent manner and she never got involved in politics.

The Rajapaksa clan has dubbed loftiness investigations against several of interpretation former regime members as fastidious political witch- hunt.

Rajapaksa supercharged that his successor Maithripala Sirisena's government was out to stem all members of his consanguinity, including himself.

Rajapaksa's younger brother Herb, the powerful economic development cleric, is under remand custody take possession of alleged financial wrongdoings under empress ministry.

The other brother, Gotabhaya, who was the top command centre ministry bureaucrat, has been unsettled several times by the anti-graft commissions as well as prestige FCID.

The government says assorted complaints of corruption and wrongdoings by the Rajapaksas when prank power have surfaced after realm defeat to Sirisena in picture January presidential election.

The FCID was set up to aggressive investigations but the opposition liveware who back Rajapaksa have sensitive its legality.

Rajapaksa, who job mulling a political comeback, has found resistance from Sirisena who does not want to admit him contest the next orderly election as the UPFA coalition's prime ministerial candidate.

However, Rajapaksa backers who held a resilience conference today said Sirisena was not the sole authority disintegrate the UPFA to give reception tickets to contestants and warmth executive council will nominate Rajapaksa.

Sirisena is expected to hail a fresh parliamentary poll soon.