Gotabaya Rajapaksa gives FCID statement over 2006 MiG aircraft procurement
Regarding Gotabaya Rajapaksa
What happened?
On 11 September 2026, former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa attended the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) and recorded a statement about the 2006 purchase and refurbishment of MiG-27 aircraft for the Sri Lanka Air Force. Investigators allege that state payments were routed through Bellimissa Holdings, a British Virgin Islands company, rather than paid in full to the Ukrainian state supplier Ukrinmash, and that nearly US$7 million was misappropriated. Former Air Force Commander Roshan Goonetileke had given a statement to the FCID the previous day. No arrest, charge, or indictment against Rajapaksa was reported.
What changed?
This is the first legal matter recorded for Rajapaksa on Nadu. He attended the FCID as part of an active investigation; the allegations concerning the payment routing and the alleged US$7 million shortfall have not been proven against him in court, and he has not been named a suspect, arrested, or charged.
What happens next?
No confirmed next step yet. No further procedural step (suspect designation, arrest, or referral to the Attorney General) has been reported in the MiG investigation as of the verification date.
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