Sri Lanka, June 17 -- Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasinghe today (17) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department's (CID) Illegal Assets Investigation Unit to arrest former minister Basil Rajapaksa and produce him before court in connection with an alleged misuse of funds belonging to the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau.

The order was issued when the magistrate inquiry into the case was taken up before the Fort Magistrate's Court today.

During the proceedings, President's Counsel Kalinga Indatissa, appearing for the third suspect, informed court that his client was willing to make a confidential statement under Section 127 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

The CID's Illegal Assets Investigation Unit has reported to court that a sum ...