Sri Lankan lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa detained in Airbus case
Sri Lanka’s main anti-corruption body detained lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on September 4. The detention is linked to an investigation into the purchase of an Airbus aircraft in 2013.
Summoned for questioning
Sri Lanka’s Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said that 40-year-old Namal Rajapaksa had been summoned for questioning over the Airbus transaction. The Hindu International reports.
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Subject of the investigation
The anti-corruption investigation focuses on allegations that the European aircraft manufacturer may have directed part of the funds linked to the procurement to Sri Lankan senior officials and politicians. The source provides no details about the value of the deal, the number of aircraft, or the specific individuals whom these allegations may concern.
Namal Rajapaksa is a lawmaker and a representative of the Rajapaksa family, which the source describes as once influential. CIABOC cited the Airbus transaction as the reason for summoning him for questioning.
