Former Minister Vijith Wijayamuni Soysa has been arrested by the Walana Anti-Vice Unit today (19), police said.
The former parliamentarian was arrested after arriving at the unit to record a statement regarding an illegally assembled lorry.
He was taken into custody after being questioned for over 5 hours, police said.
The police said that the arrest was made on charges of assembling a lorry using illegally imported vehicle spare parts and creating fraudulent documents for it.
Accordingly, Vijith Wijayamuni Soysa, who was arrested, is scheduled to be produced before the Bandarawela Court tomorrow (20).
Additionally, the Walana Anti-Vice Unit is conducting further investigations to determine whether the former minister has been involved in the illegal assembly of other vehicles, police said.
The Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka has successfully increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)…
A total of 85 Chinese nationals convicted for various crimes, including cyber-related offences, were deported…
The Vehicle Importers Association of Lanka (VIAL) has urged the public to carefully consider their…
Former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Maithripala Sirisena, Ranil Wickremesinghe, former Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, P. Harrison, Wijith…
Two more daughters of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Chamithri Jayanika Rambukwella and Amali Nayanika Rambukwella—as…
After a three-year run at the top of the annual list from the Economist Intelligence…
