Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today (July 15) ordered the issuance of an open warrant against Priyanka Niyomali Wijenayake, wife of former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena, over the ongoing investigation into the Airbus transaction.
The order was made after submissions by an officer of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) during the hearing.
Since a warrant had already been issued against the second suspect, the CID requested that an open warrant be issued in English, which the Magistrate approved. At the same hearing, the President’s Counsel appearing on behalf of former cricketer Aravinda de Silva and his wife Priyangi Anushka Wijenayake, who had stood as sureties for Priyanka Niyomali, requested that they be released from their surety obligations as they needed to travel abroad. He also informed the court that the bail money of Rs. 10 million could be confiscated.
The Magistrate, after reviewing the case file, clarified that the bail amount deposited was not Rs. 10 million but Rs. 20 million, and before confiscation, reasons must be submitted in writing to court.
Accordingly, the Magistrate ordered that before they were released from their obligations and bail money confiscated, they should show cause and written reasons should be presented to court.
The case is scheduled to be called again on July 22.
Sri Lanka Mirror © 2026. All rights reserved.
Loading comments…