Government says INTERPOL is looking for Udayanga

11 Nov, 2016

The International Criminal Police Organization, ICPO or INTERPOL is looking for Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, the Government said today.

Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva?told Parliament that officers?had visited the listed address of Weeratunga in Ukraine but he was not there.

Udayanga Weeratunga is wanted in Sri Lanka over investigations being conducted into a MiG aircraft deal.

Dr. Harsha de Silva also insisted that the diplomatic passport given to?Weeratunga has been cancelled.

He said that?Weeratunga has been seen in photographs published on the internet in Malaysia but he is not travelling on a Sri Lankan diplomatic passport. (Colombo Gazette)

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