⚖️ Court of Appeal Dismisses Yoshitha Rajapaksa’s Petition in Money Laundering Case

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a revision petition filed by Yoshitha Rajapaksa, allowing a conspiracy charge against him to proceed. • Legal Ruling: A two-judge Bench comprising Justices Amal Ranaraja and Dr. Sumudu Premachandra rejected Rajapaksa’s petition, which challenged the legal maintainability of the conspiracy charge. • The Core Case: The charge was brought by the Attorney General under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and is part of an ongoing money laundering indictment before the Colombo High Court. • Next Steps: Following the Appeal Court’s dismissal, the legal proceedings against Rajapaksa are set to continue in the Colombo High Court.