Namal’s Director Silva released on Rs. 5 m personal bail

MP Namal Rajapaksa-linked Gowers Corporate Services’ alleged money laundering case accused Iresha Silva, for whose arrest an Interpol warrant was issued, was released by the Colombo High Court on personal bail with two sureties of Rs. 5 million each. She was produced before Court after being arrested by the FCID upon her arrival at the Bandaranaike International Airport from Abu Dhabi in the early hours of yesterday.

Judge Piyasena Ranasinghe also ordered Silva to be present before the FCID on the last Sunday of every month between 9.00 a.m. and 12 noon.

The Court had earlier issued an Interpol warrant for her arrest in the alleged money laundering of Rs. 30 million committed by Hambantota MP Namal Rajapaksa’s Gowers Corporate Services Ltd.

The Attorney General had indicted Rajapaksa, Indika Karunajeewa, Sujani Bogollagama, Iresha Silva, Nithya Senani Samaranayake and Gowers Corporate Services on 11 counts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for their alleged involvement from 2013 to 2014.

The FCIS initiated an investigation following a complaint made by Voice Against Corruption Convener Wasantha Samarasinghe, who alleged that Rajapaksa bought shares of Hello Corp and set up Gowers Corporate Services. The trial was fixed for 16 and 20 February this year. The case will be called again on 31 October.