Son of former Sri Lankan President arrested
Sri Lanka's financial crime police arrested Namal Rajapaksa, the eldest son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday, on suspicion of laundering money, his lawyer said. Namal, who is a member of Parliament  was remanded for a week after appearing in court. This comes after President Sirisena launched investigations into deals cleared by then-President Rajapaksa and members of his family.\n