Sri Lanka, Nov. 6 -- The Colombo High Court yesterday issued an order yesterday freezing four bank accounts and three vehicles belonging to attorney Rakitha Rajapaksa, son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe until February 5.Read Travel Guides

The order was issued by Colombo High Court Judge Lal Ranasinghe Bandara when the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corrupt Practices (CIABOC) presented the matter to the Colombo High Court.

Under the provisions of the Act on Property Derived from a Crime (Act No. 5 of 2025), the freezing of these assets must be justified before the High Court within seven days.

Acting under the same Act, the Bribery Commission had previously taken steps to freeze these assets belong...