Yoshita Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been identified as one of the individuals who received firearms from the previous government, with a total of seven firearms registered in his name.
The Ministry of Defense announced that it had issued 1,690 firearms to 1,500 individuals, prompting a directive for all recipients to return their firearms to the government immediately. The specific firearms associated with Yoshita Rajapaksa include:
- PT0195 9mm
- LPY 904 9mm
- RXR468 9mm
- 55451 9mm
- VX 679 9mm
- A 11966 POF SMG PK
- AHGS 683 9mm Glock 48
The government’s decision to retrieve these firearms comes amid heightened scrutiny and efforts to regulate weapon possession in the country. Rajapaksa’s case adds to the ongoing discourse around the accountability of individuals in possession of state-issued firearms.
