(Lanka-e-News- 12.May.2016, 4.00PM -2nd Edition) The notorious fraudster Basil Rajapakse of the corrupt and brutal Medamulana Rajapakse family was taken into custody by the FCID this morning at about 11.00 . After he was produced before the Matara court he was granted bail on stringent bail conditions.
He was arrested on charges of money laundering , and of owning secretly a land many acres in extent on which stands a palace in Bulathsinghala ,Matara (where lands fetch a high price ), in the name of another individual .
Charges have been filed against him under the money laundering Act. Already there was a case pending in the Matara court in respect of this Bulathsinghala palace , and another individual had posed off as the owner . However later via a confession this individual had stated he has nothing to do with it , and the property belongs to Basil Rajapakse. He had also furnished evidence to substantiate that. Based on this, Basil who was arrested in the morning was produced before Matara magistrate Ms. Uresha De Silva by the police who was taken to Matara along the Southern expressway.
The lawyers for Basil told court their client is prepared to abide by any bail conditions. He was then ordered to be released on a cash bail of Rs. 50,000/- and three personal sureties in a sum of Rs. 1 million each . In addition a further bail condition was imposed , that is he must report to the FCID every Sunday of the week between 9.00 a.m. and 12.00 noon.
May we recall Lanka e news on the 10th (Sinhala) and 11 th (English) of May revealed the lethargy at the AG’s department under the caption
‘3 months since new AG took office; Rajapakses and brigand still free ! AG dept. suffering from somnolence and somnambulism !’ We mentioned therein that even when there are enough and more evidence to arrest the members of the Rajapakse family , the AG’s department by not giving instructions to arrest is allowing the Rajapakses to carry on their pretences and theatrical activities without let or hindrance.
We also cited the case of Thajudeen to illustrate our point . In the video tape pertaining to the murder of Thajudeen , Namal Rajapakse was clearly depicted. Yet no advice had been received to arrest Namal Rajapakse, and the criminals are scot free, we highlighted.
As a sequel to our exposures , yesterday (11) case was filed in court against Uduwe Dhammaloka too over the elephant theft.
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