COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main anti-graft body arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Friday (Sep 4) in connection with a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase.The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said the 40-year-

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main anti-graft body arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Friday (Sep 4) in connection with a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase.The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) said the 40-year-

Sri Lanka's anti-graft body arrests Namal Rajapaksa over a corruption probe linked to a controversial Airbus deal.

Sri Lanka's anti-graft body arrests Namal Rajapaksa over a corruption probe linked to a controversial Airbus deal.

Namal Rajapaksa was remanded after anti-graft investigators questioned him over the SriLankan Airlines Airbus deal. The case sharpens scrutiny of the Rajapaksa family and has triggered opposition claims of political targeting.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama ordered the 40-year-old scion of the once-powerful Rajapaksa family to be held for two weeks pending further investigations.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga Bodaragama ordered the 40-year-old scion of the once-powerful Rajapaksa family to be held for two weeks pending further investigations.

Sri Lanka’s anti-graft commission arrested Namal Rajapaksa over alleged corruption in a SriLankan Airlines Airbus deal. The remand adds pressure on the Rajapaksa family as the opposition alleges political targeting.