Person
Basil Rajapaksa
Listed from published reports. Appearing here is not a finding of wrongdoing.
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Details
- Role
- Finance minister until April 2022; SLPP national organiser until March 2024
- Family
- Youngest brother of Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- Court record
- Acquitted in the Malwana property case (2022); reported overseas and wanted under an arrest warrant reissued in July 2026; on 14 October 2026 the Colombo Fort Magistrate ordered his arrest and warrants to support Interpol Red Notices in a separate inquiry; on 27 October 2026 the Matara Magistrate’s Court issued an open warrant for his arrest in the Browns Hill property inquiry; no conviction reported
Connections (8)
- Basil Rajapaksa / Found to have violated public trust by / Supreme Court ruling on the economic crisis, November 2023
- Basil Rajapaksa / Brother of; finance minister under / Gotabaya Rajapaksa
- Basil Rajapaksa / National organiser of, until March 2024 / Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
- Basil Rajapaksa / Acquitted in / Malwana property case
- Financial Crimes Investigation Division / Filed case against; arrest warrant reissued July 2026; open warrant issued 27 October 2026 / Basil RajapaksaAllegation
- The Matara Chief Magistrate’s Court reissued an arrest warrant against him in July 2026 after repeated absences, in a case filed by the division over the alleged purchase of a property in Matara for Rs. 60 million. His lawyers had told the court he was abroad for medical treatment. The Public Security Minister told the Daily Mirror that INTERPOL had issued a Blue Notice on him at the CID’s request.19 Sep 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · INTERPOL notice issued for Basil Rajapaksa
- On 27 October 2026 the Matara Magistrate’s Court issued an open warrant for his arrest on a report from the division, which brought the matter under the Money Laundering Act citing its inability to establish the source of funds used to buy the Browns Hill property. The article says the court had earlier restricted dealings with the property. The article carries no response from him.27 Oct 2026 · Ada Derana · Open warrant issued for Basil Rajapaksa in Brown’s Hill land case
- Describes the property as about one and a half acres on Eliyakanda Road, Browns Hill, previously belonging to a German national, Herbert Keller, and allegedly bought by him for Rs. 60 million. It repeats that the Matara Chief Magistrate, Chathura Dissanayake, had earlier ordered his bail money forfeited after he failed to appear. The article carries no response from him.27 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Open warrant issued for Basil Rajapaksa in Brown’s Hill land case
- The division told the court it would take steps to suspend the use of the property at Browns Hill, Matara, which it alleges he bought for Rs. 60 million. The Matara Chief Magistrate had earlier ordered his bail money forfeited after he failed to appear on several occasions.6 Oct 2026 · Newswire · FCID moves to suspend use of Matara land allegedly linked to Basil Rajapaksa
- Police Illegal Assets Investigation Unit / Tasked by the court with arresting; Red Notice sought, October 2026 / Basil RajapaksaAllegation
- On 14 October 2026 Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena, acting on CID submissions, ordered the unit to arrest the former Economic Development Minister and produce him in court over alleged misuse of public funds. The magistrate also ordered warrants in Sinhala and English to support Interpol Red Notices and further steps through Interpol to locate and apprehend him. The article carries no response from him or his representatives.14 Oct 2026 · News 1st · Interpol RED NOTICE Sought Against Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa
- On 18 October 2026 Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala said the case files and documents on the investigations into him had been forwarded to the Attorney General’s Department for further legal action. The article carries no response from him.18 Oct 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Basil Rajapaksa’s case files sent to AG
- Basil Rajapaksa / Suspect in / Tourism Promotion Bureau funds inquiryAllegation
- Basil Rajapaksa / Named in / List of 50 cases tabled in Parliament, 8 October 2026Allegation