The Fort Magistrate’s Court has today issued an order to record a statement from former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
The court has made the order to the Police Special Crimes Unit.
It has been ordered to record a statement from the former president regarding the 17.5 million rupees found in the presidential palace.
It is said that during the public protests held in July 2022, when the activists took over the Presidential Palace, the activists found this money in a cupboard in the presidential palace.