Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who was remanded by court, has been transferred to the women’s section of the Welikada Prison.
The wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was remanded until October 13, after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday afternoon.
The Magistrate also ordered prison authorities to produce the suspect before her regular doctor at a private hospital in Colombo at 12:30 p.m. today.
Shiranthi Rajapaksa was arrested last morning over allegations that she obtained 10 million rupees from a state bank and committed offences involving corruption and the misappropriation of public property.
Meanwhile, court ordered the release on bail of Pradeep Kariyawasam, a former chairman of a State Bank, who was also arrested in connection with the investigation.
According to the allegations, Rajapaksa obtained 10 million rupees from a State Bank, claiming the funds were required to provide a CT scanner to the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children through the Siriliya Saviya organization.
She is accused of criminally misappropriating government funds by allegedly using the money for personal purposes instead of providing the scanner to the hospital.
Pradeep Kariyawasam, who is the husband of former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake, was arrested over allegations that the funds were transferred to the Siriliya account without following proper procedures.