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Namal Rajapaksa arrested over Airbus corruption probe
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 04, 2026 at 7:12 AM ET
Summary: Sri Lanka’s anti-graft body CIABOC arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Friday, September 4, 2026. The arrest is linked to a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase, with claims that money from the deal was channelled to senior officials and politicians.
WHO: Sri Lanka’s Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC)
WHAT: Arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa over a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase
WHEN: Sep 04, 2026
WHERE: Sri Lanka
WHY: The arrest is connected to allegations that funds from the 2013 Airbus purchase were channelled to senior Sri Lankan officials and politicians.
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