Bribery Commission officials have questioned former Secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance P.B. Jayasundara, recording a statement lasting nearly four hours at his private residence in Nikaweratiya. The questioning was conducted as part of an official investigation examining allegations surrounding the contentious Airbus transaction.
Jayasundara presided over the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance from September 2009 until January 2015. This tenure directly aligns with the operational period of the Airbus deals that are currently subject to state investigation.
Key Developments
- Bribery Commission investigators recorded a statement from P.B. Jayasundara spanning nearly four hours at his home in Nikaweratiya.
- The probe focuses on alleged irregularities in the Airbus procurement transactions finalized during his tenure as Treasury and Finance Ministry Secretary between September 2009 and January 2015.
- Jayasundara later served in another senior executive role as Secretary to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from 2019 to 2022.
Following his time at the Ministry of Finance, Jayasundara re-entered executive service when he was appointed Secretary to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a role he fulfilled from 2019 through 2022.