Namal's private secretary's Mount Lavinia house searched

Information has been revealed about a joint search operation that was carried out for approximately six hours, from last night (16) until early this morning, centered around the residence of the personal secretary of Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody.

This operation was launched at the residence belonging to the MP's personal secretary, Mr. Sanje Samarasinha, located in the Mount Lavinia area. Mr. Manoj Gamage, a lawyer and media spokesperson for former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, states that the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption, the Police, and the Police Special Task Force jointly conducted this sudden inspection.

According to him, officials who arrived at the said house around 10:30 PM last night (16) remained there until about 4:30 AM today (17), conducting searches. The entire house was subjected to a thorough inspection, and concurrently, officials also recorded statements.

The relevant authorities have not yet officially provided any information regarding the specific reason behind this joint operation, which began at night and continued until dawn. However, lawyer Manoj Gamage further stated that more information related to this incident would be revealed by noon today.