Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, who is a wanted suspect to Sri Lanka has fled from the house he was staying in Dubai say reports.
When Udayanga Weeratunga attempted to leave Dubai on the 4th he was detained by Dubai authorities and was questioned. A team from Sri Lanka left to Dubai to bring him to Sri Lanka but they had not been given permission to bring him here as no red notice had been issued against him.
He had been released but had been prevented from leaving Dubai. When the CID got the Interpol to issue a red notice against him, Udayanga Weeratunga had been recalled to the crimes department in Dubai.
However, he had avoided presenting himself before Dubai Police and had fled the house he had been staying. After this move he has been declared a wanted criminal by Sri Lanka, UAE and Interpol.
Dubai Police has named him a wanted criminal and has banned him from leaving the country.
Udayanga Weeratunga has been named a suspect in connection with the purchase of four Ukrainian-built MiG-27 and defrauding US$ 7 million and is wanted by the FCID for questioning.
The MIG aircraft seller had told investigating officers that he received only US$ 7 for the deal. However, Sri Lanka Air Force has paid US$ 14 million through its account in Bank of Ceylon.
The transaction has been approved by the former Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Mr. udayanga Weeratunga was only a mediator say sources.
The relevant agreement had been signed by the Air Force, the marketer and representatives at the Air Force Headquarters and the official residence of Mr. Udayanga Weeratuna as an Ambassador.
Udayanga Weeratunga is also wanted in connection with the investigations being carried out on a murder of an employee of the Sri Lanka embassy in Russia.
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