MR and several others yet to surrender their passports to court custody - AG

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The Attorney General today informed the Court that despite a Court order, several individuals including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and several other politicians have so far failed to surrender their passports to the court custody.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Ayesha Jinasena PC appearing for the CID made these revelations when the magisterial inquiry into the mob attack on peaceful protesters came up before Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage.

ASG Jinasena told court that several individuals including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Johnston Fernando , MP Sanath Nishantha, Renuka Perera and Colombo Municipal Council member Mahinda Kahandagama have so far failed to surrender their passports to the court custody. She further said former Minister Johnston Fernando, MP Sanath Nishantha, Renuka Perera and Mahinda Kahandagama have informed CID that their passport have been destroyed by fire while being kept at their residences.

On May 12, Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage had ordered to impose travel ban against former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and several others. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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Andrew Silva Thursday, 09 June 2022 05:24 AM

The court orders are only for the ordinary people according to Mahindas believes

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P.K.J.Ratnasiri Thursday, 09 June 2022 05:40 AM

Where is the law and order in Srilanka?. Is it applicable only to poor peasants and the innocent public?. Authorities please explain.

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Jude Thursday, 09 June 2022 06:24 AM

For some people the laws does not apply !! Yeah!

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Demuni Uduwara Thursday, 09 June 2022 06:31 AM

Mr. Rajapaksa, be loyal to the law!

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Spartacus Thursday, 09 June 2022 06:42 AM

Ok in that case, those passports need to cancelled immediately.

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Lion Thursday, 09 June 2022 06:52 AM

They are above the law, and law of the country does not apply to them.

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C.K.Lankaputhra Thursday, 09 June 2022 07:19 AM

This is Sri Lanka. There are people above the law. One country two laws.

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Stink Thursday, 09 June 2022 07:20 AM

That's because they have hidden their passports you know where and since they are square shaped they cannot be purged that easily!!!

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Jacoob Kallathony Thursday, 09 June 2022 09:03 AM

thinking in other terms , he consider himself as a reincarnation of King Vijaya who landed in the country as a Kallathony centuries ago with his alibaaba ballalion ( 700 of them) . This Guy may also think why on earth he needs a passport ??

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