Dear Senator the Hon Marise Payne – Minister for Foreign Affairs,

We learn from social media that Yoshitha Rajapakse, a son the deposed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka has allegedly travelled to Melbourne with proceeds of corruption. 

Many prominent citizens of Sri Lanka and media are on record alleging that the source of funds transferred/to be transferred have been obtained through serious corruption linked to the misappropriation of public assets of Sri Lanka.

Yoshitha was the Chief of Staff of the ex-Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and allegedly a co-conspirator to the violence that is currently taking place in Sri Lanka. We believe that his family and politically exposed persons connected to him are involved in the transfer of such ill-gotten wealth from Sri Lanka to Australia. 

We, as Australian Citizens are deeply concerned that allowing such funds into Australia could also result in the proliferation of corrupt practices in our society. 

We kindly request that you to have this individual and any others linked to this corruption to be designated under the Autonomous Sanctions Amendment Regulations 2021 and intervene in the transfer of illegal funds to Australia.