Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- The Maligakanda Magistrate's Court yesterday (12) rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who sought protection against arrest in connection with an investigation into the Siriliya Saviya Foundation.

Her lawyers filed the application seeking to prevent the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) from arresting her. When the Court first took up the application on October 6, it ordered the FCID's Officer-in-Charge to appear before it on October 12 and provide details of the investigation.

Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested on October 7 by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

She was s...