Basil Rajapaksa
Former Minister of Finance; former Minister of Economic Development · Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)
Overview
- Status
- STATUS UNCLEAR
- Current Case
- FCID/court matter relating to an approximately 1.5-acre property on Eliyakanda Road, Brown's Hill.
- Next Hearing
- 14 October 2026
- Last Verified
- 19 August 2026
The short version
Basil Rajapaksa's case has an unclear or disputed status in public reporting. FCID/court matter relating to an approximately 1.5-acre property on Eliyakanda Road, Brown's Hill. Warrant issued in May, reissued in July, and bail deposit reportedly forfeited in August after repeated non-appearance. Next scheduled hearing: 14 October 2026.
How did we get here?
- UpcomingCase 1
Next Step Pending
Historical inclusion based on prior remand and later discharge in this matter.
Court: Colombo High Court
Sources (1)
- 27 October 2026Case 2
Next Hearing
(Warrant/case continuation)
Sources (3)
Court cases
Divi Neguma prosecution in which he had earlier been arrested and remanded. The Attorney General withdrew the indictment and the accused were discharged in December 2016.
What’s happened
Historical inclusion based on prior remand and later discharge in this matter.
- Court
- Colombo High Court
- Next hearing / due
- Historical inclusion based on prior remand and later discharge in this matter.
Sources (1)
FCID/court matter relating to an approximately 1.5-acre property on Eliyakanda Road, Brown's Hill.
What’s happened
Warrant issued in May, reissued in July, and bail deposit reportedly forfeited in August after repeated non-appearance.
- Court
- Not publicly confirmed
- Next hearing / due
- 27 October 2026
Sources (3)
Public Property Act prosecution concerning approximately Rs.7.8m allegedly spent by the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau on 12,000 T-shirts connected to the 2014 Uva election.
- Court
- Not publicly confirmed
- Next hearing / due
- 14 October 2026
Sources (2)
Political career
Ministerial positions
Former Minister of Finance; former Minister of Economic Development
Dates not publicly confirmed
Other political positions
No other positions publicly confirmed.
Party history
Contested the 1977 election as an SLFP candidate. Exact end of this first interval is not established.
Joined the UNP during intra-SLFP conflict; archival research is still needed to pin the start and end dates.
Back in the Rajapaksa/SLFP political camp by the 1990s; exact re-entry date not established.
A central architect/founder of the SLPP formation; contemporary reporting identifies him as a new SLPP member in Nov 2016.