Sri Lanka ex-president's son arrested on graft charges
Investigators say Airbus agreed to pay about $16 million in bribes in Sri Lanka, with $1.7 million routed to a former airline chief.
- On Friday, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa in connection with a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase.
- The investigation centers on a $2.3-billion deal for 10 Airbus aircraft requiring cabinet approval during the 2005–2015 presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa, Namal's father.
- While international investigators uncovered $16 million in bribes, former SriLankan Airlines chief executive Kapila Chandrasena previously alleged paying Rajapaksa 60 million rupees in 2013, though he later retracted the statement.
- Lawyer Nishantha Dayananda confirmed the arrest, and a CIABOC official stated the MP "was summoned for questioning over the Airbus transaction" and "will be taken before a magistrate."
- Authorities previously questioned Mahinda in May regarding the same aircraft purchase scandal, though the Rajapaksa family denies bribery allegations, dismissing them as politically motivated.
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Sri Lanka Ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Son Namal Arrested Over $800,000 Airbus Deal Corruption
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Ex-Sri Lanka President's son Namal Rajapaksa arrested in $800,000-Airbus graft case
Sri Lanka’s anti-graft commission arrested former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Namal Rajapaksa over alleged corruption linked to Airbus purchases for SriLankan Airlines. Investigators are probing claims that Namal benefited by USD 800,000 through commissions deposited into bank accounts.
Sri Lanka: Namal Rajapaksa arrested, remanded in USD 800,000 Airbus graft case
Sri Lanka ex-president's son arrested on graft charges
The son of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested and remanded until September 18 on graft charges linked to purchases of Airbus planes by national carrier SriLankan Airlines, a top court said on Friday.
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