Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Three corruption cases filed against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa's wife, Shiranthi Rajapaksa, and sons, Namal Rajapaksa and Yoshitha Rajapaksa, will be taken up for hearing today (13) at the Hulftsdorp Court complex in Colombo.

This marks the first instance where three cases filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption against members of a prominent political family in the country are being heard on the same day.

The case against Shiranthi Rajapaksa, filed under allegations of misappropriating Rs.10 million obtained from the National Savings Bank by depositing it into an account of the Siriliya Saviya Foundation, will be heard today (13) before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Co...