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A retired Sri Lankan military intelligence chief and international counterterrorism expert has been arrested and accused by his own government of orchestrating the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people, in a dramatic reversal of the official narrative.
Sri Lankan anti-corruption authorities have arrested Rakitha Rajapakshe, son of a former justice minister, for allegedly negotiating a substantial bribe to secure the release of a major drug trafficker extradited from Madagascar in 2023.
Yoshitha Rajapaksa, 38-year-old son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested on corruption charges involving state funds used for overseas naval training. The arrest reflects intensified scrutiny of the once-powerful political family.