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SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa named suspect in Airbus money laundering probe
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MP Namal Rajapaksa has been identified as a suspect in a money laundering investigation connected to alleged financial irregularities in SriLankan Airlines' Airbus procurement. The development follows a Criminal Investigation Department motion filed at the direction of the Attorney General.
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The Criminal Investigation Department has filed a motion in court naming Rajapaksa as a suspect in the case, which centres on suspected financial improprieties linked to the national carrier's aircraft purchase. The action was undertaken on instructions from the Attorney General's office.
The Airbus procurement has been subject to scrutiny over allegations of mismanagement and financial misconduct. The investigation represents an escalation in efforts to establish accountability over the transaction.
Rajapaksa, a sitting member of parliament, joins others who have come under investigation in connection with the matter. The development adds to ongoing questions about oversight of major government contracts and spending by state institutions.
The case is proceeding through Sri Lanka's courts, with the CID continuing its investigative work into the circumstances surrounding the aircraft purchase and related financial flows.