Court allows MR to travel abroad

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The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today permitted former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to travel abroad from April 20 to April 30.

Counsel appeared on behalf of the former Prime Minister requested that his client be permitted to travel abroad between April 20 to April 30 to attend a summit in South Korea.

The Court had earlier issued an order preventing former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Namal Rajapaksa and 15 others from leaving the country regarding the mob attack that took place at Temple Trees and Galle Face on May 9, 2022.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage had ordered to impose travel ban against former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Parliamentarians Namal Rajapaksa, Johnston Fernando, Sanath Nisantha, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Sanjeewa Edirimanna, Rohitha Abeygunawardena, C.B. Ratnayake, Samapth Athukorala, Kanchana Jayaratne, Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon, Mahinda Kahandagama, Renuka Perera, Amitha Abeywickrama, Dilith Fernando and Pushpalal. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)

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Comments - 15

Amara Wednesday, 08 March 2023 12:32 PM

Is he going to South Korea to share his experience of how he destroyed his country and made his family flourish?

MirakRajBanda Wednesday, 08 March 2023 12:42 PM

Uganda here I come.

Sri Wednesday, 08 March 2023 12:51 PM

Let all families go abroad so that the country will be freed from them

johan Wednesday, 08 March 2023 01:08 PM

He will enjoy people's tax money from 20th April to April 30th and will listen to election results from South Korea

Nihal Wednesday, 08 March 2023 01:16 PM

Who is this person?

ANNECUNT Wednesday, 08 March 2023 01:27 PM

The first place he will go is to a massarge parlor in singapore This is what Sirisena did when churches are bombed he was in massarge parlor

Jagath Ekanayake Wednesday, 08 March 2023 01:35 PM

Is going to inspect his business in Uganda? He should apply for residency in Uganda in case the NPP comes in to power.

RuwanL Wednesday, 08 March 2023 01:43 PM

Is he going to teach the Koreans how to rob?

Thanos Wednesday, 08 March 2023 01:53 PM

VIP exceptions regular citizens only can dream of

Cheers Wednesday, 08 March 2023 02:41 PM

Mahinda is a legend and he runs the country and the government. Court orders will not prevent him stopping as he is more powerful and shown that always

Johnney Wednesday, 08 March 2023 03:00 PM

LG Election on 25th April. He must be foreseeing the mob behaviour when results are out .

Baiya Wednesday, 08 March 2023 04:22 PM

I thought the former president didnt have a passport when court asked him to hand over the passport on the same case.

Kumasaru Thursday, 09 March 2023 05:50 AM

Court is unreasonable in granting this limited permission. Consider granting permission to leave forever.

tilak Thursday, 09 March 2023 09:47 AM

who invited this failure and for what- attend summit-BS

saliya Thursday, 09 March 2023 09:47 AM

who pays for this. Is he going to fly economy class

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