Ex-SLAF Commander questioned
Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) is in the process of recording a statement from former Sri Lanka Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera regarding the controversial MiG 27 deal. Perera was the Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force from 2002 to 2006 and the Chief of the Defence Staff from 2006 to 2009.
The MiG 27 aircrafts have been purchased from the Ukraine government in 2006. This transaction has cost Sri Lanka an estimated amount of $ 14 000 000 Police Media Unit disclosed to Ceylon Today Online.