Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa was arrested by the anti-corruption commission over an alleged Airbus bribe tied to SriLankan Airlines aircraft purchases; he denies wrongdoing.

On 4 September 2026 Sri Lanka's Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) arrested MP Namal Rajapaksa, alleging he obtained USD 800,000 (about Rs 100 million) as part of a bribe linked to Airbus aircraft purchases for state-owned SriLankan Airlines under deals agreed in 2012-2013. CIABOC alleges the money passed through accounts of businessman Nimal Perera, whose sworn statement is central; Rajapaksa's lawyer argued the arrest rests solely on Perera's statement, and the Rajapaksa camp has called the case politically motivated.