Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), after providing a statement regarding investigations into an Airbus deal of SriLankan Airlines.
He left the CID premises after recording a statement for over 4 hours, reports say.
(Previous news 2025 February 26 – 9.17.a.m.)
Namal summoned by CID over Kapila’s Airbus deal
Namal Rajapaksa, National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), has been summoned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (26) for questioning regarding the controversial Airbus deal involving SriLankan Airlines.
The investigation focuses on the alleged corruption surrounding the 2013 transaction to purchase 10 Airbus aircraft.
The deal, which involved Kapila Chandrasena, the then-CEO of SriLankan Airlines, has come under scrutiny after a UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation revealed that 16.84millioninbribeswerepaidaspartoftheagreement.Itwasfurtheruncoveredthat2 million was deposited into a Brunei account linked to Chandrasena’s wife, with additional funds transferred to other accounts.
The Ministry of Public Security stated that Rajapaksa has been called in to provide a statement regarding the deal.