Ex-Sri Lankan President's son held in $2.3 billion Airbus bribery case
Sri Lankan lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was taken into custody on Friday. The arrest is linked to an ongoing corruption investigation regarding an Airbus plane order placed in 2013. This $2.3-billion agreement faced significant scrutiny and was eventually scrapped by the incoming administration in 2016. Authorities are investigating claims that funds related to the transaction were funneled to high-ranking officials and political figures.
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