The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the issuance of open warrants for the arrest of Shamindra Rajapaksa, son of former minister Chamal Rajapaksa and a former board member of SriLankan Airlines, and Priyanka Neomali Wijenayaka, wife of former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena.
The warrants were issued after the suspects failed to appear before the court in relation to ongoing proceedings linked to alleged bribery involving the procurement of Airbus aircraft for SriLankan Airlines.
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama issued the warrants after considering a request made by the Bribery Commission.
The Magistrate also ordered that this directive be sent to all airports in Sri Lanka, instructing the Controller of Immigration and Emigration to arrest the suspects if they arrive in the country and to inform the Bribery Commission accordingly.
On March 12, Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena was arrested by the Bribery Commission over the alleged acceptance of a USD 2 million bribe linked to the Airbus aircraft deal. (Newswire)