Ex-CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena and his wife remanded

Ex-CEO of Sri Lankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena and his wife remanded until the 19th of February 2020.

They were produced before the court this afternoon.

Former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kapila Chandrasena and his wife surrendered to the Criminal Investigation Department through attorneys this morning.

On February 03, Fort Magistrate has issued arrest orders on former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kapila Chandrasena and his wife Priyanka Niyomali Wijenayake on charges of money laundering.

This was on the directives by the Attorney General to obtain an arrest warrant, record statements from the suspects and produced them before the court on charges of money laundering in the re-fleet deal between SriLankan Airlines and Airbus.