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Sri Lanka: Opposition Leader Namal Rajapaksa Arrested in Airbus Graft Case
Sri Lanka: Opposition Leader Namal Rajapaksa Arrested in Airbus Graft Case. A magistrate ordered his judicial remand un. The son of former President Mahinda Rajapakse has been arrested following questioning by the Anti-Corruption Commission in connection with an alleged corruption case linked to a SriLankan Airlines Airbus purchase. He has been remanded until September 18. Sri Lankan opposition leader Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested following questioning by the Anti-Corruption Commission in connection with an alleged corruption case linked to a SriLankan Airlines Airbus purchase. A magistrate ordered his judicial remand until September 18. Investigators allege that Namal Rajapaksa benefited by $800,000 in the Airbus transaction. The arrest has triggered a political controversy in Sri Lanka, with his party, the SLPP, calling the move politically motivated and aimed at scuttling a major anti-government rally scheduled for September 12.
Why it matters. Why it matters: Sri Lanka: Opposition Leader Namal Rajapaksa Arrested in Airbus Graft Case, Remanded Till Sept 18.
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