Petition by Basil to courts not to arrest him

The former Minister of economic development Basil Rajapaksa  has lodged a petition in the supreme courts on fundamental rights not to
arrest him for allegations of money laundering.

The former Minister Basil Rajapaksa is accused of alleged misappropriation of huge sums of money from the government Devi Neguma account during the previous Rajapaksa regime and  for laundering these funds. There are several cases filed against him in courts in this regard.

The petitioner Basil Rajapaksa has claimed in his petition that all fake information are contained in facts in the cases filed against him in the Colombo magistrates courts