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5 sourcesSep 8, 2026

Yoshitha himself withdraws the petition seeking to halt his money laundering case.

Mr. Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, withdrew the special leave to appeal petition he had filed before the Supreme Court, seeking to prevent the hearing of the case filed against him before the Colombo High Court under t

Gossip Lanka News English•Sep 8, 2026
By Gossip Lanka News English
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This case had been filed by the Attorney General before the Colombo High Court against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forest on the charge of conspiracy under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The revision petition filed after the High Court rejected that preliminary objection was also dismissed by the Court of Appeal.

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  • Yoshitha Rajapaksa5
  • Mahinda Rajapaksa4
  • Mahinda Samayawardhena2
  • Sampath Abeykoon2
  • Gihan Kulatunga2
  • Janaka Bandara2
  • Ashoka Baran2
  • Mahinda Samayawardena
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  • Supreme Court of Sri Lanka5
  • Court of Appeal4
  • Colombo High Court2
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  • Colombo High Court.The
  • SC
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  • withdraws4
  • money4
  • case4
  • petition2
  • halt2
  • conspiracy
  • against
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  • SC allows Yoshitha to withdraw appealSri Lanka Mirror·Sep 7, 2026
  • Yoshitha Rajapaksa withdraws appeal before Supreme Court in money laundering caseDaily Mirror·Sep 7, 2026
  • Yoshitha Rajapaksa withdraws petition to halt money laundering caseHiru News - English·Sep 7, 2026
  • Yoshitha Rajapaksa withdraws appeal against conspiracy charge in money laundering caseAda Derana·Sep 7, 2026
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