Event
MiG aircraft procurement inquiry
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Details
- Court
- Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court
- Allegation
- Embezzlement of public funds, put at US$7.833 million, and money laundering over the 2006 purchase of four MiG-27 aircraft for the Air Force
- Status
- Suspect bailed 3 April 2020; named among the major cases in the list tabled in Parliament in October 2026; no verdict reported
Connections (2)
- Udayanga Weeratunga / Suspect in / MiG aircraft procurement inquiryAllegation
- The CID arrested him at Bandaranaike International Airport on 14 February 2020. He was wanted for alleged embezzlement of public funds to the tune of US$7.833 million over the procurement of MiG aircraft, and money laundering. He had evaded a warrant issued in October 2016 and was stopped in the UAE in February 2018 as he tried to leave for the United States.14 Feb 2020 · Ada Derana · Udayanga Weeratunga arrested by CID
- Produced before the Fort Magistrate, he was remanded until 17 February 2020. The report links the case to the 2006 purchase of four MiG-27 aircraft for the Air Force.14 Feb 2020 · Colombo Gazette · Udayanga Weeratunga remanded
- The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court granted him bail on 3 April 2020 on a cash bail of Rs. 2.5 million and two sureties of Rs. 50 million each. The article does not name the case.3 Apr 2020 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Udayanga granted bail
- Newswire reported in December 2024 that the US State Department had designated him for involvement in significant corruption, saying he orchestrated and personally benefited from a corrupt scheme involving the procurement of MiG aircraft for the Air Force. His immediate family were also designated. The article carries no response from him.10 Dec 2024 · Newswire · US Sanctions two Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa Govt Officials over Corruption
- MiG aircraft procurement inquiry / Named in / List of 50 cases tabled in Parliament, 8 October 2026Allegation