Sri Lanka, May 4 -- The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has issued notices to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and former Minister Priyankara Jayaratne to appear before the commission on May 12 to provide statements regarding the investigations into the controversial Airbus deal.

This investigation, which was initiated by the Bribery Commission, has led to the current summons. Allegations were previously levelled against former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena and his wife Niyomali Wijeynayake for allegedly accepting US$ 2 million as a bribe during the 2013 purchase of six Airbus A330 aircraft and eight A350 aircraft for SriLankan Airlines. The Bribery Commission informed the Colombo Mag...