Court orders CID to arrest Chamal Rajapaksa’s youngest son
Posted on February 2nd, 2026

Courtesy The Daily Mirror

Colombo, Feb. 2 (Daily Mirror) – The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest and produce before court Shamindra Rajapaksa, the youngest son of former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, in connection with a magisterial inquiry into alleged financial fraud relating to the purchase of 14 Airbus aircraft for Sri Lankan Airlines.

Meanwhile, the CID has named Shamindra Rajapaksa as the third suspect in the case. 

Former Sri Lankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena and his wife, Priyanka Wijeynayake, have been named as the first and second suspects respectively. They are accused of accepting a bribe of USD 2 million from a French Airbus company and laundering the funds in connection with the purchase of 14 Airbus aircraft in 2013.

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