{"id":166466,"date":"2016-08-15T18:06:26","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T12:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=166466"},"modified":"2016-08-16T04:21:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T22:51:27","slug":"namal-rajapaksa-remanded-gammanpila-says-he-is-off-to-pack-his-bags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/namal-rajapaksa-remanded-gammanpila-says-he-is-off-to-pack-his-bags\/","title":{"rendered":"Namal Rajapaksa Remanded; Gammanpila Says He Is Off To Pack His Bags"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parliamentarian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Namal+Rajapaksa&amp;x=6&amp;y=6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Namal Rajapaksa<\/span><\/a> was ordered to be remanded till August 22 by the Colombo Magistrate Courts over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=money+laundering&amp;x=9&amp;y=6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">money laundering<\/span><\/a> charges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/namal-rajapaksa-remanded-gammanpila-says-he-is-off-to-pack-his-bags\/namla-rajapaksa-arrested\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-166467\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-166467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Namla-Rajapaksa-arrested-.jpg\" alt=\"Namla Rajapaksa arrested\" width=\"477\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Namla-Rajapaksa-arrested-.jpg 477w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Namla-Rajapaksa-arrested--300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/a>Rajapaksa was arrested this morning by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) over money laundering charges in connection to HelloCorp shares bought by him and several others worth Rs. 125 million. Rajapaksa, who is the eldest son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested when he arrived at the FCID to give a statement in connection to the HelloCorp case. Sudarshana Ganegoda who was arrested along with Rajapaksa was also remanded till the 22nd.<\/p>\n<p>Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila speaking to the media soon after the court verdict said that the second leg of the political witch hunt against the Joint Opposition has commenced. \u201cI too will go home and get my bags packed because soon the rest of us too will be put inside,\u201d he<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNamalSL%2Fvideos%2F10154364402829030%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=400\" width=\"639\" height=\"357\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Video from Namal&#8217;s Facebook<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Gammanpila added that several investigation units including the CID, FCID and the Bribery Commission were like factories that are producing various charges. \u201cUnlike in other cases, until we go to courts we don\u2019t even know what the charges against us are. Even when you are suspect of murder, there is a process, and the police first informs you of the charges, but for us we know about the charges only at the courts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, JVP Provincial Councilor Wasantha Samarasinghe lodged a complaint claiming that Gowers Corporate Services Pvt Ltd headed by Namal Rajapaksa had purchased shares from HelloCorp.<\/p>\n<p>However, the money that was used to purchase the shares by Rajapaksa and several others could not be legally accounted for, and the FCID in their investigation came to the conclusion that the money was earned in an illegal manner.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second Rajapaksa son who has been charged with money laundering. 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