The Colombo Additional Magistrate Nishantha Peiris today ordered four fixed deposits of Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited, allegedly owned by MP Namal Rajapaksa, to be frozen over an investigation under Money Laundering Act.

Travel bans were imposed on seven individuals connected to the company.

The investigation by the FCID is being carried out on a complaint by Voice Against Corruption Convener Wasantha Samarasinghe. The complaint alleges that Rajapaksa bought shares of a company named Hellocorp while being a MP, from the money he has earned by illegal means.

This company is now known as the Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited, the complaint said further.

The facts had been reported at the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court but has been transferred to Colombo due to a court jurisdiction issue.