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Ex-Justice Minister's son among three arrested for allegedly demanding bribe from wife of underworld figure
The Island
|June 26, 2026
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) yesterday said that the arrest of three individuals, including the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and a Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) organiser, was in connection with a high-profile bribery investigation linked to underworld figure Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne alias Harak Kata.
Those arrested were Attorney-at-Law Rakhitha Rajapakshe, son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, SJB Horana electorate organiser Charith Abeysinghe, and former Civil Aviation Authority Director Aruna Sri Chathuranga.
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