CID grills Namal over SriLankan Airlines Airbus deal

26 Feb, 2025

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) questioned MP Namal Rajapaksa over an Airbus deal linked to SriLankan Airlines.

The MP was questioned for nearly 5-hours by the CID before he left the premises.

In December the US State Department announced a slew of sanctions targeting individuals from multiple countries, including the former CEO of SriLankan Airlines over Airbus purchases.

A US State Department statement had said at the time that Kapila Chandrasena, the former CEO of SriLankan Airlines, was designated for sanctions along with immediate family members, for allegedly accepting a bribe in exchange for ensuring Sri Lanka purchased Airbus aircraft for over market value.

In 2020, Sri Lanka ordered a probe into allegations of bribery by European planemaker Airbus over the sale of aircraft to state-run carrier SriLankan Airlines, after Airbus agreed to settle a corruption probe with regulators. (Colombo Gazette)

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