Airbus scandal : Mahinda Rajapaksa leaves Bribery Commission

May 12, 2026 at 12:08 PM

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has left the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after having arrived to record a statement. 

The former President left the Bribery Commission after recording a statement for nearly two hours over the alleged Airbus aircraft deal linked to SriLankan Airlines. 

Mahinda Rajapaksa was issued a summons to appear before the Bribery Commission today regarding the alleged 2 million US Dollars in bribes said to have been given during the purchase of Airbus aircraft by SriLankan Airlines in 2013. (Newswire)