A comprehensive medical board report evaluating the health status of former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been formally handed over to Dr. Sampath Indika Kumara, the Director of the National Hospital of Colombo. Rajapaksa is currently receiving medical care at the facility while remaining in remand custody.
The assessment was conducted by a panel of 14 doctors who reviewed her condition. Dr. Kumara indicated that the medical board’s findings will be forwarded to the judiciary through the Commissioner General of Prisons.
Key Developments
- A panel comprising 14 doctors completed an evaluation of Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s condition while she remains under treatment in remand custody at the National Hospital of Colombo.
- National Hospital Director Dr. Sampath Indika Kumara stated that the report will be transmitted to court via the Commissioner General of Prisons.
- The report comes ahead of a scheduled hearing at the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court regarding the alleged criminal misappropriation of Rs. 10 million in state funds.
- Defense lawyers had previously informed the court earlier in the week that a heart-related medical issue prevented Rajapaksa from attending open court proceedings.
The submission of the medical assessment precedes a scheduled appearance before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court in connection with charges concerning the alleged criminal misappropriation of Rs. 10 million in state funds, following claims by her legal team that a heart-related condition precluded her physical presence in open court.