{
  "id": 12528396,
  "title": "OIC of FCID summoned before Maligakanda Magistrate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/oic-of-fcid-summoned-before-maligakanda-magistrate",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:01:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/oic-of-fcid-summoned-before-maligakanda-magistrate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Maligakanda Magistrate's Court issued a notice yesterday, summoning the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) to appear before the court on October 12. This summons pertains to an anticipatory bail application filed by former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. The application is in connection with an ongoing investigation into the financial affairs of the 'Siriliya Saviya' organization.\n\nRajapaksa's legal team submitted the anticipatory bail application on Monday (05), requesting a court order to prevent her arrest related to the ongoing investigation. Shiranthi Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka from Malaysia on Monday night, after her overseas medical treatment. She had initially traveled to Singapore in the early hours of September 16, following her admission to a private hospital in Colombo the day before. Reports suggest that she was taken directly from the hospital to the airport before departing the country.\n\nThe Rajapaksa family has refuted reports that she intentionally left Sri Lanka, despite being subject to a previous summons issued by the FCID. They assert that she was not informed of any such summons by the FCID prior to her arrival at the airport.",
  "summary": "Shiranthi’s anticipatory bail application The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court yesterday issued notice on the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) to appear before court on October 12 in connection with an anticipatory bail application filed by former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. The application relates to an ongoing investigation into the financial…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}