Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, has been admitted to the Prison Hospital.
Prisons Spokesman Jagath Weerasinghe stated that Rajapaksa was transferred to the hospital yesterday (5) evening on medical advice. He further noted that the admission was due to health complications.
The case against him was last taken up on August 29, when the Colombo Chief Magistrate ordered that he be further remanded until September 12. Rajapaksa was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption on charges of committing an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The allegations stem from the unlawful acquisition of Rs. 8.85 million as compensation, following the destruction of his political office—built on Mahaweli land—by protesters during the Aragalaya movement.
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