Sri Lanka arrests ex-envoy to Russia over MiG deal
Sri Lanka used its MiG-27 ground attack aircraft in crushing the decades-long ethnic war with the separatist Tamil Tigers (AFP Photo/Ishara S.KODIKARA)/ Colombo (AFP) - Sri Lanka arrested a former ambassador to Russia after he was extradited from Dubai Friday to face money laundering charges over a controversial MiG aircraft purchase, police said. Udayanga Weeratunga was taken before a magistrate in Colombo who remanded him in custody till Monday pending a further hearing. Police in a statement said Weeratunga, who is also closely related ...
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