Why Sri Lanka needs a People’s Council
The legal community, most of them, accepted the Aragalaya and stood by it when the police began the current suppression.
The legal community, most of them, accepted the Aragalaya and stood by it when the police began the current suppression.
"Gotabaya should return to the country and people will welcome him but he would not continue in politics as he is not suitable," Weeratunga, who was critical of the role of Gotabaya as a President, told media.
The ousted President holds a diplomatic passport that allows him entry into Thailand for 90 days.
It is essential that it does or else the hope of political stability and getting out of the economic pit will prove to be elusive.
The legal complaint states that Gotabaya Rajapaksa committed violations of international humanitarian law and international criminal law during the civil war in Sri Lanka.
The UN mission in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution.
Addressing the presser, Abeywardena said that from July 14, the President has legally resigned from his legal duties and responsibilities.
President Rajapaksa left for Singapore on 14 July 2022 and arrived in Singapore on board a Saudia Airlines Flight on Thursday evening.
Gotabaya went into hiding after being forced to abandon the Presidential house following countrywide protests holding Rajapaksa government responsible for ongoing economic crises in the country.
In a statement, the Sri Lankan Air Force also said that the move was done under the executive powers vested with the president.
