Former Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda was arrested on Friday by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over allegations related to the 2006 recruitment of Yoshitha Rajapaksa to the Sri Lanka Navy.
In a statement issued following the arrest, CIABOC alleged that Yoshitha Rajapaksa had been recruited as a Cadet Executive Officer despite not meeting the required qualifications for the position.
The Commission further claimed that Rajapaksa was later facilitated to attend a training programme at the Royal Naval Academy in the United Kingdom at State expense, outside the Navy’s established recruitment procedures.
According to CIABOC, the alleged actions constitute an offence under corruption laws.
Karannagoda was taken into custody at around 10.05 a.m. at the Commission’s premises and is due to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
