Sri Lanka, Feb. 26 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning to provide a statement regarding a financial transaction linked to the replacement of a new fleet of aircraft for SriLankan Airlines.

The Financial Crimes Investigation Unit of the Financial and Commercial Crimes Investigation Division is probing the matter following a complaint filed by a former Secretary to the Ministry of Public Enterprise Development.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam claimed that certain statements made by JVP members indicate a plan to assassinate Namal Rajapaksa. He made this statement during a press conference in Colombo yesterday.

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