Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 -- Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who had been remanded in custody, has been produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court a short while ago.

Accordingly, Yoshitha Rajapaksa has now been brought to court by prison officials.

A group of state counsels, including Additional Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris, is appearing on behalf of the plaintiff in this case.

On January 25, Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by CID officers in the Beliatta area and produced before Aluthkade No. 5 Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeevani. Accordingly, he was remanded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act until January 27 after being produced before the Colombo Additional Magistrate.

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