Sri Lanka's former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga was granted bail by Colombo Fort Magistrate Courts in connection with the investigation into the MiG aircraft deal. The court also instructed him to meet the bail conditions before April 24.
He was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department for his unlawful interference in purchasing MiG Fighter Aircraft for the Sri Lanka Air Force from Ukraine and causing a loss of more than 07 Billion US Dollars to the Government of Sri Lanka.
Mr Weeratunga was alleged to have embezzled public funds related with regard to procurement of MiG aircraft and money laundering. An arrest warrant was first issued on him on October 20, 2016 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, but he was evading arrest.
However, subsequently he was located in the UAE and arrested. But he was released from custody and ordered not to leave.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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