Sri Lanka, Feb. 25 -- The Colombo High Court today ordered the release of Daisy Forrest, the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa and a defendant in a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

During the proceedings, Deputy Solicitor General Janaka Bandara submitted a specialized psychiatric report to the court.

The report, compiled by the Colombo Judicial Medical Officer, was requested by the court to determine whether the defendant possessed the requisite mental capacity to stand trial.

The Deputy Solicitor General informed the court that, according to medical recommendations, the defendant is not in a fit mental state to participate in judicial proceedings.

After considering the medical evidence and the submissions pres...