Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena and his wife, who had warrants out for their arrest, surrendered to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) through their lawyers this morning. The two were arrested after surrendering to police.
Police Media Unit said the two suspects are due to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court later today.
On the instructions of the Attorney General, the CID obtained warrants to arrest Mr Chandrasena and his wife after allegations surfaced regarding their part in the Airbus bribery scandal. The duo are accused of accepting USD 2 million in bribes for purchasing 10 aircraft from Airbus.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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