Protesters occupied his presidential palace for several days, discovering 17.5 million rupees (S$63,500) hidden in Mr Rajapaksa’s private quarters that they later turned over to police. Read more at straitstimes.com.
COLOMBO - Sri Lankan police told AFP on Wednesday that they are investigating ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over a hidden cash stockpile
Protesters occupied his presidential palace for several days, discovering 17.5 million rupees hidden in Mr Rajapaksa’s private quarters that they later turned over to police. A court in the capital Colombo had ordered police to take a statement on the cash stockpile last November. Mr Rajapaksa is part of a powerful political clan that has dominated Sri Lankan politics for decades.after promising “vistas of prosperity and splendour” but saw his popularity nosedive as the country’s crisis worsened.
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