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Former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena granted bail
The Bribery Commission informed the court that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, former Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne, and Willie Gamage received summons to provide statements regarding ...
Ex-SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena Dies Amid Graft Case ...
Kapila Chandrasena, the former CEO of SriLankan Airlines, was found dead under suspicious circumstances shortly after being granted bail in a high-profile corruption case involving bribery and kickbacks.Key PointsFormer SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena found dead after securing bail in a corruption case.Chandrasena was charged with accepting kickbacks related to aircraft purchases for SriLankan Airlines.He allegedly admitted to bribing former president Mahinda Rajapaksa with LKR 60 million.An arrest warrant was issued for Chandrasena over alleged violations of his bail conditions.The anti-graft commission revived the case under new anti-corruption laws enacted in 2024.Former CEO of SriLankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena was found dead at his home in suspicious circumstances on Friday, days after he secured bail in a corruption case, police said. Chandrasena was granted bail on Tuesday after he was remanded in March in the case where he was charged for taking a kickback on the purchase of aircraft for the national carrier. Suspicious Circumstances Surrounding Death Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F U Wootler said that his body was discovered at his home. According to the police spokesman, he died of hanging, Daily Mirror newspaper reported. The development comes a day after Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S Bodaragama issued a warrant for Chandrasena's arrest over allegations that the bail conditions imposed by the court had been violated. Allegations of Bribery and Corruption Prosecutors on Tuesday told the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court that SriLankan Airlines' former CEO Kapila Chandrasena, the chief accused in the case, admitted to giving LKR 60 million in bribes to former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. Chandrasena said Rajapaksa was given LKR 20 million three times at his home in the rural south in 2015 during his presidency. However, his lawyers argued that he had filed an affidavit in the court saying that his statement was recorded under duress. Wider Implications of the Case Priyankara Jayarathna, the aviation minister during Rajapaksa's tenure, was also alleged to have received a share of the bribe in the purchase of six Airbus aircraft in 2014 and seven Airbus aircraft in 2017. Chandrasena, who was the CEO of the national carrier between 2011 and 2015, allegedly received a kickback from Airbus, and money had been credited to his wife's account. Both were arrested in 2019 and have been out on bail since. The anti-graft commission ...
Former President Faces Bribery Probe: Sri Lanka's Anti-Corruption Drive ...
Sri Lanka's anti-graft agency is set to question former President Mahinda Rajapaksa regarding bribery transactions linked to aircraft purchases. Former airline CEO Kapila Chandrasena admitted to bribing Rajapaksa during his presidency. The investigation resurged under new anti-corruption laws as the government aims to uphold public integrity.
SriLankan Airlines bribery witness found dead 24 hours after re-arrest ...
Kapila Chandrasena, former CEO of SriLankan Airlines and the central witness in a $2.3 billion Airbus bribery investigation, was found dead on May 8, 2026, at a relative's home in Colombo — just 24 hours after a court ordered his re-arrest for allegedly bribing his own bail guarantors. Sri Lanka's police are investigating the cause of death. Chandrasena had admitted to paying former ...
