Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa looks on as their second son

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Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa looks on as their second son Yoshitha Rajapaksa (L) is brought to the Kaduwela court in a suburb of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on 30 January. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA

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Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s second son Yoshitha Rajapaksa is taken in handcuffs after he was remanded in custody for two weeks in Kaduwela 30 January. Rajapaksa was arrested along with four others in connection with money laundering at the time when his father was president. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA