Rajapaksa cousin arrested for misappropriation of Rs 3 mln

A cousin of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who served as the country's ambassador in the US and Canada, has been arrested here for alleged misappropriation of Rs 3 million.
Jaliya Wickremasuriya was arrested by police's Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) last night from the Colombo international airport for alleged misappropriation of 3 million rupees.
He was remandedin to police custody till December 2.
Wickremasuriya is a cousin of Rajapaksa. His arrest comes as many of Rajapaksa's family members have faced prosecution since the strongman was defeated by Maithripala Sirisena in the presidential election last year.
Rajapaksas have slammed the action against them as a political witch hunt.

They have alleged that police's FCID is working to fulfil the political agenda of the current government.