Court rejects Udayanga’s request
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The request made by Udayanga Weeratunga, former Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Russia during the retired president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s tenure, through his lawyers asking to withdraw the international warrant against him and remove the ban preventing him from travelling abroad was rejected by Court today (21st).
Colombo Fort Magistrate Miss Lanka Jayaratna rejecting the request stated Udayanga Weeratunga should surrender to the police or Courts.
Colombo Fort Magistrate Miss Lanka Jayaratna rejecting the request stated Udayanga Weeratunga should surrender to the police or Courts.
Udayanga Weeratunga is accused of a fraudulent MIG deal and a murder that had been committed abroad. The international warrant to arrest him was issued on 20th October 2016. However, he has not been arrested yet.
Media revealed that Udayanga Weeratunga was met by the retired president Mahinda Rajapaksa and ministers and Deputy Ministers of the Yahapalana government during this period.
