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Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka's former first lady, arrested over alleged hospital donation fraud
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Sri Lanka's former first lady, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, has been arrested by anti-corruption authorities at her Colombo home over allegations that a charity she is linked to misused 10 million rupees in donations intended for a children's hospital. Officials stated that the scanner the funds were meant for had already been donated by the Chinese government. Mrs Rajapaksa and a spokesperson have denied any wrongdoing, stating the money remains secure in the charity's accounts.
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- Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested at her Colombo home.
- She is accused of misusing 10 million rupees raised by the Siriliya Saviya charity for a scanner at Colombo's Lady Ridgeway Children's Hospital.
- Authorities claim a scanner had already been provided to the hospital by the Chinese government.
- Mrs Rajapaksa denies wrongdoing, and a spokesperson stated the funds are safe and no fraud occurred.
- The arrest follows the revival of corruption investigations involving members of the Rajapaksa family under current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.