SLPP Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, along with five others, has been acquitted and released by the Colombo High Court in the Gowers Corporation Services (Pvt) Ltd. money laundering case. The verdict comes after an extensive legal process and has implications for one of Sri Lanka's prominent political figures.

Namal Rajapaksa, who serves as a Member of Parliament representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), was among the accused in this high-profile money laundering case. The case centered around the activities of Gowers Corporation Services (Pvt) Ltd., a company in which Namal Rajapaksa was a director.

The Attorney General had filed indictments against Namal Rajapaksa, Indika Karunajeewa, Sujani Bogollagama, Iresha Silva, Nithya Senani Samaranayake and Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited on 11 counts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act for their alleged involvement in money laundering amounting to Rs.30 million in a company (Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited) owned by Namal Rajapaksa between 2013 and 2014.

It was reported that Gowers Corporate Services (Pvt) Limited of Colombo 5, is providing coordinating services to Sri Lankan Airlines.