World · 7 hours ago
Sri Lanka's Ex-First Lady Held Over Hospital Charity Cash
Photo: Bahar Ghaderi (CC BY 4.0)
Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been detained over allegations she misused a state bank donation meant to buy a scanner for a government hospital. A court ordered her held in custody for a week while police investigate. The former bank chief was also arrested and later bailed. Her son, lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, has separately been detained on bribery charges.
Reported by Euronews · How we write briefs