Wednesday, 3 July 2013 23:51
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The Disciplinary Committee of SLC met yesterday evening, and has directed its Manager Anti Corruption and Security Rtd. Senior Superintendent of Police Lakshman de Silva to conduct an inquiry into this incident and give his report within seven days to the CEO of SLC.
“The CEO Ashley De Silva will then forward the said report to the Disciplinary Committee for further action,” Sri Lanka Cricket said in a statement.
SLC said on Tuesday that it is investigating an incident involving an A-team player, Ramith Rambukwella, who tried to open a cabin door on board a British Airways flight while the plane was at 35,000 feet because he mistook it for the lavatory.
Rambukwella, whose father is Media Minister, was part of the Sri Lanka ‘A’ squad that was returning from their tour of the Caribbean on 27 June.
The incident was first investigated by the Team Manager, Jayantha Seneviratne, who submitted a report to the CEO; that report will now form the basis for an inquiry. SLC said action would be taken against Rambukwella if deemed necessary.
According to an SLC statement, the incident, on board a flight from St. Lucia to Gatwick, took place around midnight, when Rambukwella left his seat for the toilet. It said the dim cabin lighting confused the player into mistaking a cabin door for the toilet door. Other passengers brought this to his notice and officials of the Sri Lankan team also led him towards the right door. The player, the statement said, apologised to the passengers and the cabin staff, “who accepted it in good faith.”
