The U.S. action is aimed at “promoting accountability for perpetrators of corruption and human rights abuse around the world” on International Anti-Corruption Day and on the eve of Human Rights Day

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U.S. designates two former Sri Lankan top officials for corruption, restricts visa

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The United States has imposed sanctions against former Sri Lankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena and former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga. Based on the international anti-corruption day that was held yesterday (09) and the human rights day that was held today (10), the United States took steps to impose sanctions targeting people from many countries. Sri […] The post Udayanga Weeratunga and Kapila Chandrasena sanctioned by…

ශ්‍රී ලන්කන් ගුවන් සේවයේ හිටපු ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී කපිල චන්ද්‍රසේනට හා රුසියාවේ හිටපු ශ්‍රී ලංකා තානාපති උදයංග වීරතුංගට එරෙහිව ඇමෙරිකාව සම්බාධක පනවා තිබෙනවා. ඊයේ (09) දිනට යෙදී තිබු ජාත්‍යන්තර දූෂණ විරෝධි දිනය හා අදට (10) යෙදී ඇති මානව හිමිකම් දිනය පාදක කර ගනිමින් ඇමෙරිකාව රටවල් රැසක පුද්ගලයින් ඉලක්ක කර ගනිමින් සම්බාධක පැනවීමට පියවර ගත්තා. ශ්‍රී […] The post උදයංග වීරතුංගට සහ කපිල චන්ද්‍රසේනට ඇමෙරිකාවෙන් සම්බාධක appeared first on ITN News.

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US sanctions Udayanga Weeratunga and Kapila Chandrasena

The United States has imposed sanctions on two Sri Lankans—Kapila Chandrasena, former CEO of SriLankan Airlines, and Udayanga Weeratunga, former Ambassador to Russia—under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State’s annual appropriations act. The designations were announced on International Anti-Corruption Day as part of broader efforts to hold individuals accountable for significant corruption and human rights abuses globally. Allegations Agai…

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U.S. Sanctions Two Sri Lankans for Corruption on International Anti-Corruption Day - LankaXpress

The United States has imposed sanctions on former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena and former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, along with their immediate family members, for their involvement in significant corruption. This action is part of the U.S. State Department’s ongoing efforts to combat global corruption, announced on International Anti-Corruption Day and ahead of Human Rights Day. According to the U.S. Depar…

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U.S. sanctions Kapila Chandrasena and Udayanga Weeratunga over corruption

On International Anti-Corruption Day and on the eve of Human Rights Day the United States is taking the following actions to promote accountability for perpetrators of corruption and human rights abuse around the world. The Department of State is designating 14 individuals, including immediate family members for involvement in significant corruption and one official for his involvement in a gross violation of human rights, pursuant to Section 70…

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U.S. Takes Firm Action Against Global Corruption and Human Rights Abuses on International Anti-Corruption Day

The United States has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on two Sri Lankans — Kapila Chandrasena, former CEO of SriLankan Airlines and Udayanga Weeratunga, former ambassador to Russia — along with their immediate family members.    
These measures are part of ongoing US efforts to hold perpetrators of corruption accountable. Announcing the actions on International Anti-Corruption Day and just ahead of Human Rights Day, the U.S. State Depart…

U.S. designates two former Sri Lankan top officials for corruption, restricts visa

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