Police Spokesman ASP F.U. Wootler stated that Chandrasena’s body was discovered at a house located at No. 37, Pedris Mawatha. Authorities suspect the death may be a suicide, although investigations are still ongoing.
Forensic teams and local police arrived at the scene shortly after the discovery to conduct a primary inquiry.
The sudden death follows a significant escalation in the legal proceedings against him. Just yesterday, the court ordered that Chandrasena be re-arrested and remanded. Although he had previously been released on bail, new developments in the long-running Airbus bribery case prompted the judiciary to revoke his bail and call for his immediate custody.
Chandrasena was a central figure in the investigation involving the 2013 deal to purchase 10 aircraft for the national carrier, a transaction valued at over $2 billion. He was accused of conspiring to accept a bribe of $16 million and allegedly receiving €1.45 million through a shell company registered in his wife’s name. The case has been one of Sri Lanka’s most high-profile anti-corruption probes, linked to international investigations by the UK's Serious Fraud Office.
