Kapila Chandrasena

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Role: Chief executive of SriLankan Airlines at the time of its 2013 Airbus purchase
Status: Arrested March 2026; found dead on 8 May 2026; the allegations were never tested in court
Appears on: The Rajapaksa family

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Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption / Arrested, March 2026 / Kapila ChandrasenaAllegation
- AFP: arrested on 12 March 2026 and remanded. A commission official said he conspired to accept a bribe of $16 million over the 2013 deal to buy 10 aircraft and received 1.45 million euros in a Singapore account.13 Mar 2026 · AFP (via The Peninsula) · Ex-CEO of SriLankan Airlines arrested over alleged Airbus bribe
- He was granted bail on 5 May 2026; on 7 May a court issued a warrant after the commission alleged a breach of his bail conditions. He was found dead on 8 May, and police said suicide was suspected. The article reports no finding on the allegations.8 May 2026 · Ada Derana · Former SriLankan CEO Kapila Chandrasena found dead - Police
Kapila Chandrasena / Arrested in / SriLankan Airlines Airbus purchase inquiryAllegation
- AFP: he was the airline’s chief executive at the time of the 2013 purchase, and was arrested on charges of conspiring to accept bribes from Airbus.13 Mar 2026 · AFP (via The Peninsula) · Ex-CEO of SriLankan Airlines arrested over alleged Airbus bribe
Aravinda de Silva / Testified about the death of / Kapila Chandrasena
- Reports that Chandrasena’s body was discovered at de Silva’s residence, and that de Silva testified before the Fort Magistrate’s Court about the death on 12 May 2026.17 Sep 2026 · Newswire · Court recalls warrant against Aravinda de Silva and wife
Colombo Crimes Division / Investigating the death of / Kapila ChandrasenaAllegation
- Reports that Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasekara said he was dissatisfied with the CCD’s investigation into the phone of the former SriLankan Airlines executive and would inform the Inspector General of Police. According to the officers, police asked Apple through the Ministry of Justice for data from the phone, Apple said it would keep the data for only 90 days, which expire on 29 November, and a further request had gone unanswered. The magistrate asked why the IGP and the Attorney General had not been told.14 Oct 2026 · Sri Lanka Mirror · Magistrate dissatisfied with investigation into Kapila’s phone
- Reports that the magistrate ordered the CCD to inform the IGP and the Attorney General immediately about the Apple requests. It says reports on chemical analysis of four types of medicine found at the scene had not been received, and that the CCD told the court it would need about three more weeks. It gives the date of death as 8 May and says witness testimony was completed within a month.14 Oct 2026 · Hiru News · IGP informed that he is not satisfied with the investigation of Kapila Chandrasena’s mobile phone data; court blames CCD