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Former SriLankan Airlines chief in Airbus bribery case found dead

The former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena, has been found dead. He was arrested in March on charges related to a US$16 million bribe from Airbus concerning a US$2.3 billion aircraft purchase. Chandrasena had reportedly told investigators that part of the bribe money was paid to the country's then-president and aviation minister. AI

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Former SriLankan Airlines chief in Airbus bribery case found dead

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Former SriLankan Airlines chief in US$16 million Airbus corruption case found dead

    The former chief of Sri Lanka’s state-owned airline, who was charged with corruption over the purchase of 10 Airbus aircraft, was found dead on Friday, police said. Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, was found at the Colombo home of a relative, …