Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has filed an anticipatory bail application before the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court, seeking an order preventing her arrest in connection with an investigation into the financial affairs of the Siriliya Saviya organisation.
Attorney-at-Law Jayabalan filed the petition, which names the Director of the Criminal Investigation Department as the respondent.
The petition states that she was overseas receiving medical treatment and fears arrest at the airport on her return to Sri Lanka.
She left for Singapore on 16 September. Police handed her a notice at the airport directing her to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID). Newswire has reported that she has since returned to Sri Lanka.
The FCID has sought a statement from her in connection with the investigation.
