Basil Rajapaksa, one of many brothers of Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, gestures as he leaves after he introduced that he had resigned from parliament, amid the nation’s financial disaster, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
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COLOMBO, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s highest court docket has allowed former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa to journey abroad till Jan. 15, anti-corruption physique Transparency Worldwide Sri Lanka stated on Friday.
“Courtroom allowed Basil Rajapaksa to journey abroad upon a request made by his counsel in search of permission to go for medical check-ups. He’s alleged to return by fifteenth January 2023,” stated Transparency Worldwide, which had sought a ban on his travels.
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Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe; Writing by Krishna N. Das; Enhancing by Frank Jack Daniel
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