Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, has been summoned to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the police on Tuesday (3 February), while the former president’s eldest son, Namal Rajapaksa, has been instructed to appear before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the same day.
Shiranthi Rajapaksa is required to appear before the FCID at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
She was initially summoned on 27 January to give a statement. However, through her legal adviser, she informed the police that she was unable to appear on that date and requested a two-week extension.
As she has not submitted a medical report to support her request, she has now been summoned again to appear before the FCID on 3 February.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has also been instructed to appear before the CID on the same day.
Although Namal Rajapaksa had been summoned earlier, reports state that he requested an alternative date as he was out of the country at the time. A new date was subsequently issued.
