Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Fort Magistrate's Court yesterday (14) issued an international warrant for former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa over allegations of misusing funds belonging to the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau to support the 2014 Uva Provincial Council election campaign.Sri Lanka Travel

Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena issued the order after considering a further report submitted by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which informed the court that Rajapaksa was residing in California, United States.

The investigating officer, who submitted an affidavit to court, requested the issuance of a warrant to be forwarded to Interpol in connection with t...