{
  "id": 6684078,
  "title": "Ex-‘VVIP’ astrologer makes statement to Bribery sleuths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ex-vvip-astrologer-makes-statement-to-bribery-sleuths",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T00:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/ex-vvip-astrologer-makes-statement-to-bribery-sleuths/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s astrologer Sumanadasa Abeygunawardena left the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) yesterday after making a statement for nearly three hours. Abeygunawardena arrived at the CIABOC premises yesterday morning after being summoned to make a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation into the ‘Siriliya Saviya’…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}