The summons follows a brief delay after Rajapaksa informed the commission in writing of his inability to attend a previously scheduled session on Tuesday due to a mandatory appearance at a Court of Appeal hearing. Following the notification, CIABOC officials re-summoned him to record his statement regarding an ongoing high-profile investigation.
The anti-corruption probe centers on alleged irregularities and the abuse of state resources regarding the manner in which Rajapaksa was enlisted into the Sri Lanka Navy and subsequently sent to the prestigious British Royal Naval College.
