{
  "id": 4087317,
  "title": "Abeywardena denies allegations over vehicles, fuel use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/abeywardena-denies-allegations-over-vehicles-fuel-use",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T00:01:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/abeywardena-denies-allegations-over-vehicles-fuel-use/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has denied allegations concerning his use of official vehicles and fuel consumption during his tenure, claiming that findings in a special audit report are being distorted for political purposes. In a statement, Abeywardena said certain groups were attempting to mislead the public over observations relating to the use of vehicles […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}