Posted on Sep 3, 2022
Sri Lanka's ousted president returns home after fleeing
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Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country's economic crisis, returned to the country early Saturday after seven weeks.
Rajapaksa flew into Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore. On being welcomed by lawmakers in his party, Rajapaksa left the airport in a motorcade heavily guarded by armed soldiers and reached a government-owned house allocated to him as a former president at the center of the capital, Colombo.
Sri Lanka's former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July after tens of thousands of protesters stormed his home and office in a display of anger over the country's economic crisis, returned to the country early Saturday after seven weeks.
Rajapaksa flew into Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore. On being welcomed by lawmakers in his party, Rajapaksa left the airport in a motorcade heavily guarded by armed soldiers and reached a government-owned house allocated to him as a former president at the center of the capital, Colombo.
Sri Lanka's ousted president returns home after fleeing
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."He is a Sri Lankan citizen so no one can prevent him from coming back. But as someone who wants justice against the corrupt system, I would like to see action taken — there should be justice, they should file cases against him and hold him accountable for what he did to the country."
"Our slogan was 'Gota, go home' — we didn't expect him to flee, we wanted him to resign. As long as he doesn't involve himself in active politics, it won't be a problem. "
..."He is a Sri Lankan citizen so no one can prevent him from coming back. But as someone who wants justice against the corrupt system, I would like to see action taken — there should be justice, they should file cases against him and hold him accountable for what he did to the country."
"Our slogan was 'Gota, go home' — we didn't expect him to flee, we wanted him to resign. As long as he doesn't involve himself in active politics, it won't be a problem. "
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