SriLankan Airlines ex-CEO and wife granted bail

The Ex- Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena and his wife Priyanka Niyomali Wijenayake who were in remand over allegations of  money laundering in the re-fleet deal between SriLankan Airlines and Airbus have been granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake today.

Earlier this month, former  SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena and wife Priyanka Wijeynayaka were re-remanded by  Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake while imposing  travel ban on businessman Nimal Perera.

The travel ban on Mr Perera was imposed after revelations that a sum of US $ 800,00 from an account held by Ms Wijenayake in an account in Singapore had been transferred to an account held by Mr Perera. The money had been transferred on two occasions US $ 400,000 each.

Chandrasena and his wife are facing charges of money laundering in the SriLankan Airlines – Airbus re-fleet deal, which involved a bribe of US$ 02 million for the purchasing of 10 aircraft from Airbus.

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