# Sri Lanka arrests former president Rajapaksa’s wife in graft case

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-08 12:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/8/sri-lanka-arrests-ex-president-rajapaksas-wife-in-graft-case?traffic_source=rss

> Shiranthi Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former first lady and wife of ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested over the alleged misuse of charity donations intended for a government children’s hospital. She denies wrongdoing.

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