The son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa was arrested on Monday on fraud charges,
Namal Rajapaksa, MP for Hambantota, was arrested on money laundering charges, in another sign of Mahinda Rajapaksa's waning power.
Since former president Rajapaksa was defeated in elections last year, several of his confidantes and family members have been arrested on fraud charges, as the current government seeks to distinguish itself from the former regime by cracking down on corruption.
See the New York Times for more.
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