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Sri Lanka’s ex-first lady arrested in charity corruption probe

Agence France-Presse · South China Morning Post
Published 8 Oct 2026, 12:00 am·7 h ago·1 min read
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Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption authority arrested former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on Wednesday over allegations that her charity misused donations collected for a children’s hospital. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government has revived long-dormant corruption investigations involving members of the once-powerful Rajapaksa family, which dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly two decades. The 73-year-old wife of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested in Colombo and driven to...

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