Ex-Sri Lanka Cricketer Ramith Rambukwella Arrested In Corruption Case

Ramith Rambukwella, a former Sri Lankan worldwide cricketer, was arrested by an anti-graft fee on Wednesday in reference to a corruption case linked to his politician father. The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) summoned Rambukwella to seem earlier than it on Wednesday morning. He was arrested after recording a press release with the bribery fee. He was later remanded until June 3 by Colombo Chief Magistrate’s court docket. Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali on Tuesday granted permission to call Rambukwella as a suspect within the corruption case linked to his father Keheliya Rambukwella, a former highly effective minister within the administration of the Rajapaksas.

Keheliya, beforehand arrested by the bribery fee, can be in remand custody till June 3.

He is dealing with a string of corruption prices and was arrested underneath his personal authorities in 2024 for misusing the Indian credit score line to buy substandard medication because the well being minister.

Ramith performed two T20 internationals in 2013 and 2018 towards New Zealand and England after a profitable faculties cricket profession.

In a separate case, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who can be the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been indicted over the alleged misappropriation of LKR 70 million from India-based Krish Hotels for the event of rugby in Sri Lanka.

He will face a pre-trial listening to on June 27. Namal was a nationwide rugby participant.

A number of former parliamentarians are spending time in remand custody for varied instances of corruption.

The present National People’s Power (NPP) authorities, within the run-up to common elections final 12 months, had pledged to scrub public life by holding politicians accountable.

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