Daisy Forest Wickramasinghe, who was arrested on charges of money laundering, was produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court and she was released on three three sureties bail worth Rs. 5 million each.
Daisy Forest Wickramasinghe was arrested in connection with an investigation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department against Carlton Sports Private Limited, chaired by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Yoshitha Rajapaksa, on charges of money laundering.
The lawyer, who presented evidence on behalf of the Daisy Forest before the court, pointed out that the preliminary investigation into this incident had begun in 2015 and that the investigation extract file for the Attorney General’s advice had been filed in 2017.
The lawyer stated that his client was 97 years old and her memory was very weak. He said that she only remembered her name and that she did not even remember what she had for breakfast. In such a context, he stated that the Criminal Investigation Department was questioning her about a bank transaction that took place in 2013. Therefore, he requested that his client be granted bail.
The Criminal Investigation Department stated that it did not object to granting bail to the suspect, and after considering the facts presented, the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court ordered the suspect to be released on three sureties of Rs. 500,000 each.