Namal Rajapaksa arrested by Bribery Commission
Namal Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).
The arrest is over an alleged Rs. 100 million bribe linked to the SriLankan Airlines Airbus investigation.
Rajapaksa was arrested by CIABOC investigating officers at around 2:09 PM today (September 4), after being questioned for several hours.
He had arrived at the Commission this morning following a summons directing him to appear at 9:00 AM in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged bribes linked to the acquisition of a wide-body Airbus aircraft fleet for SriLankan Airlines.
According to the allegations, EUR 1,454,651.24 in alleged bribe money had been received into an account maintained under the name BIZ Solutions Inc. at Standard Chartered Bank.
Of that amount, USD 800,000 was allegedly transferred to an account maintained at OCBC Bank in Singapore under the name Sabre Vision Holdings Ltd., a company owned by a Sri Lankan businessman.
It is further alleged that Rajapaksa received Rs. 100 million in cash, equivalent to USD 800,000, as a bribe from the Sri Lankan businessman on several occasions during 2014 and 2015.
CIABOC said the arrest was made as part of an ongoing investigation based on a statement given by the businessman concerned, statements provided to the Commission by Airbus officials in France, and documents and other information gathered in relation to the matter.
The arrested MP is due to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
— Last Updated: September 4, 2026, at 04:40 PM —
