These figures include former Defence secretary - Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, former ministers Basil Rajapaksa and Mahindananda Aluthgamage as well as former president's Chief of Staff - Gamini Senarath, the newspaper adds.

'Sath Handa' further reports :

The legal redress is a result of investigations done on the advice of experts from the Serious Fraud Office in UK.

As suing over illegal accumulation of money is a serious and complicated matter, Attorney General advice is required to do so, police sources say.

The assistance of UK expertise was required due to the complicated nature of these cases.

It is also said that many details have come to light after the FCID had probed into a large number of complaints lodged against bigwigs of the previous government.

(Sath Handa)