Sri Lanka Air Force Media Director Group Captain D.E.Geeganage yesterday said that SLAF aircraft are provided to candidates vying for the Presidential Election on payment basis as per the standard procedure.
The SLAF while referring to a number of media reports over the alleged miscues of SLAF aircraft for campaigning by Presidential candidates , urged that any reporting pertaining to SLAF be done with verified information.“Recently, there have been media reports about the alleged misuse of SLAF aircraft for campaigning by presidential candidates.We wish to clarify that aircraft are provided to candidates on payment basis as per the standard procedure”.
“We urge that any reporting pertaining to SLAF be done with verified information to ensure that news articles are accurate,” the statement said.
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