Sri Lanka Panel Calls for Prosecutions, Probe Into State Airline
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A board appointed by the Sri Lankan government recommended a criminal investigation into the $2.3 billion re-fleeting process of the state-owned airline under the former administration.
The board found instances of “gross abuse of power” by former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe and recommended prosecution. The panel also found evidence that Wickramasinghe, the brother-in-law of former President Mahinda Rajapakse, and the carrier’s former chief executive officer, Kapila Chandrasena, falsified documents to lease a luxury sports utility vehicle, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office Saturday.