Why Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas are being investigated for corruption and crimes
- The October 7 arrest of Shiranthi Rajapaksa, 73, dealt a huge blow to the once powerful family that ruled Sri Lanka for nearly two decades until they were overthrown in a youth-led uprising in 2022.
- A month before Shiranthi’s arrest, her 40-year-old parliamentarian son Namal Rajapaksa, who is also the national organiser of the Rajap
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- The October 7 arrest of Shiranthi Rajapaksa, 73, dealt a huge blow to the once powerful family that ruled Sri Lanka for nearly two decades until they were overthrown in a youth-led uprising in 2022.
- A month before Shiranthi’s arrest, her 40-year-old parliamentarian son Namal Rajapaksa, who is also the national organiser of the Rajap
Sources: Al Jazeera