Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, was arrested this afternoon by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

According to the Commission, the arrest was made in connection with an ongoing investigation into three separate allegations of corruption related to decisions taken during his tenure at the national carrier.

He was taken into custody today (27) at around 12:18 p.m. in the Nawala area by CIABOC investigating officers.

The charges against Wickramasinghe are as follows:

1. Causing a financial loss of USD 4,512 to the government by altering the destination of flight UL319, which was originally scheduled to travel from Kuala Lumpur, Ma...