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Police Illegal Assets Investigation Unit
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- Police investigation unit
Connections (3)
- Police Illegal Assets Investigation Unit / Tasked by the court with arresting; Red Notice sought, October 2026 / Basil RajapaksaAllegation
- On 14 October 2026 Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena, acting on CID submissions, ordered the unit to arrest the former Economic Development Minister and produce him in court over alleged misuse of public funds. The magistrate also ordered warrants in Sinhala and English to support Interpol Red Notices and further steps through Interpol to locate and apprehend him. The article carries no response from him or his representatives.14 Oct 2026 · News 1st · Interpol RED NOTICE Sought Against Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa
- On 18 October 2026 Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said the case files and documents on the investigations into him had been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Department for further legal action. The article carries no response from him.18 Oct 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Basil Rajapaksa’s case files sent to AG
- Police Illegal Assets Investigation Unit / Investigating / Tourism Promotion Bureau funds inquiryAllegation
- The unit had earlier reported the matter to court. According to the CID, Rs. 7.8 million allocated to the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau in 2014 was used to buy 12,000 T-shirts for the Uva Provincial Council election campaign and not for tourism promotion, causing a financial loss to the government.14 Oct 2026 · News 1st · Interpol RED NOTICE Sought Against Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa
- Police Illegal Assets Investigation Unit / Summoned for a statement, September 2026 / Janaka Tissa KuttiarachchiAllegation