Rishad Bathiudeen arrested
Posted by Editor on October 19, 2020 - 7:06 am
MP Rishad Bathiudeen has been arrested by the CID from an apartment at Ebenezer Place, Dehiwala this morning, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.
The Attorney General last week ordered Police to arrest MP Bathiudeen on charges of criminal misappropriation of public funds and violation of election laws over the transportation of internally displaced persons in Sri Lanka Transport Board owned buses during the 2019 Presidential Election.
However, during the past six days police had not been able to arrest the former Minister.
Meanwhile, police is reported to have arrested a doctor and his wife for allowing former minister to hide in their apartment.
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka President issues extraordinary gazette on vehicle imports January 27, 2025
- Sri Lanka targets $36 Billion in export revenue by 2030 under new national policy January 27, 2025
- Air Vice Marshal Vasu Bandu Edirisinghe appointed new SLAF commander January 27, 2025
- Ex-Minister Piyankara Jayaratne faces three corruption cases filed by CIABOC January 27, 2025
- 2,300 centers to be set up for Sri Lanka’s e-NIC information collection January 27, 2025
At last………When he will bailed out?