FCID summons handed over to Shiranthi only at the airport (Update)
A member of the Rajapaksa family has denied reports that Shiranthi Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left the country despite being summoned by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) to provide a statement.The family member said Shiranthi Rajapaksa had not received any prior summons from the FCID requiring her to appear before the division.The source adds that Shiranthi had travelled directly to the airport from a private hospital, where she had been receiving treatment.
The family member has further noted that the formal letter containing the FCID summons was handed over to Shiranthi Rajapaksa by a FCID airport official only at the airport, shortly before her scheduled flight was due to depart at 12:50 am today (Sep. 16).
Shiranthi Rajapaksa is expected to return to the country on September 19, reports say.She is to be questioned by the FCID over an extensive investigation launched into the alleged misuse of Rs. 10 million deposited into the ‘Siriliya Saviya’ account as a donation from the National Savings Bank (NSB).
( Previous news 2026 September 16 – 8:48 .a.m.)
Shiranthi departs to Singapore Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, reportedly departed from Sri Lanka early today (Sep. 16).She departed for Singapore from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, at 1.10 am today aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ-469.She was accompanied by Anne de Livera, the mother-in-law of Rohitha Rajapaksa.
Her departure takes place in the backdrop of her scheduled appearance before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) on Sep. 24.
