Former President and parliamentarian Mahinda Rajapaksa will appear before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into serious acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Powerthis morning over investigations regarding financial discrepancies reported at the Independent Television Network (ITN) during the tenure of the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led government. This is the second instance former president Rajapaksa has been summoned before the commission over the loss of Rs 200 million to the state television network during the last presidential election.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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