Businessman Nimal Hemasiri Perera has been implicated in the controversial Airbus-SriLankan scandal with revelations being made in court that a sum of US$ 800,000 was transferred from the account maintained by former SriLankan Airlines, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kapila Chandrasena’s wife, Priyanka Niyomali Wijenayaka to an account owned by Sabre Vision Ltd. Sabre Vision is registered in the Birtish Virgin Islands and the bank account is held under the name of Wannakawattawaduge Don Nimal Hemasiri Perera. These revelations were made in court yesterday (19) when the case involving the financial scandal was taken up for hearing. Deputy Solicitor General Thusith Mudalige has informed court that a sum of US$ 800,000 was transferred to an account held by an individual named Nimal Hemasiri Fernando in November 2014. The transfer had been made to Perera’s account after Airbus Company had paid a commission of US$ 2 million to the account of the former SriLankan Airlines CEO’s wife for the deal to purchase Airbus aircraft by SriLankan Airlines. Businessman Nimal Hemasiri Perera’s name is also mentioned in another case involving alleged money laundering charges heard before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court – Case No. B 195/16 – where MP Namal Rajapaksa has been cited as the main suspect. This was revealed following a question posed by Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake. Also, Deputy Solicitor General Mudalige has informed court that a sum of 160,0000 Euros was transferred from Wijeynayaka’s account to an account maintained by a company, which does not have a listed permanent address and has only two directors. The two directors are brothers and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had reportedly recorded statements from the youngest of the two brothers and the other has been summoned to the CID to record a statement today (20). “We are not supposed to advise the CID to do everything. We have informed the CID to investigate into this money laundering case but there is no action taken so far,” the Deputy Solicitor General has said. Magistrate Dissanayake has then questioned the CID on the delay in carrying out the investigation and has asked if there was any influence or pressure preventing them from conducting the probe. The case is to be heard again on 4 March.