Two retired army officers arrested for illegally recruiting Sri Lankans for Russian forces

Two retired officers of the Sri Lanka Army have been arrested for illegally recruiting Sri Lankan army soldiers to be employed in the Russian military.

Accordingly, a retired Major General and a retired Sergeant were apprehended by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Kurunegala on Wednesday (08).

Earlier on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence announced the launch of an operation to arrest the suspects implicated in directing retired Sri Lankan Army soldiers to join Russian or Ukrainian forces by illegal means.

Defence Secretary, General (Rtd) Kamal Gunaratne had emphasized that the operation was initiated jointly with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Intelligence Units.