Presidential Secretariat denies RTI request on President’s travel details

Colombo, August 28 (Daily Mirror) - The Presidential Secretariat has declined to release information on the domestic travel of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in response to a Right to Information (RTI) request.

The request, submitted on August 4 by Mr. Jinath Premaratne, was formally rejected on August 27 under Section 5(1)(b)(i) of the RTI Act, which exempts disclosure of information deemed directly relevant to the security of the President.

In its response, the Secretariat informed the applicant that an appeal may be lodged within 14 days under Section 31(1) of the Act.