The Colombo High Court yesterday issued summons on five people including Hambanthota district MP Namal Rajapaksa.

The five are being summoned before court to answer to their alleged involvement in a money laundering case amounting to Rs. 30 million.

It is alleged that MP Rajapaksa and four other respondents used the company Gowers Corporate Services to launder the money.

Voice Against Corruption (VOC) Convener Wasantha Samarasinghe alleged that MP Namal Rajapaksa had bought shares at Hello Corp from money earned illegally while being an MP.

The four others summoned are Indika Karunajeewa, Senani Samaranayake, Sujani Bogollagama and Iresha Silva.