Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sampath Thuyacontha has been appointed as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Defence by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The previous government had blacklisted retired Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha for his involvement with the National People’s Power (NPP).
The Supreme Court earlier this month instructed Attorney General to forthwith grant the retirement privileges that retired Air Vice Marshal over the FR petition filed by him against the decision taken by the Government and Sri Lanka AirForce.
Sampath Thuyacontha is a decorated pilot of the 09 Mi 24 attack helicopter squadron during Sri Lanka’s civil war. (Newswire)