Kapila Chandrasena, who served as the CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines, has stated before the Bribery Commission that Rs. 60 million of the bribe money received from the Airbus deal was given to then President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
This was stated when the Bribery or Corruption Commission presented its evidence to the Colombo Chief Magistrate.
In addition, he said that Rs. 20 million was also given to Civil Aviation Minister Priyankara Jayaratne, the Bribery Commission told the court.
Accordingly, the Magistrate, having considered the evidence presented, ordered the remand of former Sri Lankan Air CEO Kapila Chandrasena until April 2nd.
President’s Counsel Rienzi Arsakularatne, who appeared on behalf of suspect Kapila Chandrasena, stated that when the statement was taken, the Director General of the Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption, Ranga Dissanayake, had called his client to another room and threatened him.
He said that his client had been threatened that a witness in another case had committed suicide and that Kapila Chandrasena would also suffer the same fate.
The Bribery Commission denied the allegation.