Sri Lanka top court extends travel ban on Mahinda and Basil Rajapaksa until August 4
Rajapaksa and his brother have been named as respondents in a case filed over the economic crisis. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa reacts during his swearing in ceremony as the new Prime Minister, at Kelaniya Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 9, 2020. Reuters
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has extended a travel ban imposed on former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, ex-minister Basil Rajapaksa, until August 4 as they were named respondents in a case filed over the economic crisis, Ada Derana news website reported on Monday.
On July 27, the court had extended the ban until August 2.
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