Exclusive: Several attempts by Sri Lanka's president and his close family to leave the country have failed, sources have confirmed with SBS Sinhala:
A diplomatic source told SBS Sinhala the embassy reminded Mr Rajapaksa that a person who has renounced US citizenship cannot be given a visitor's visa unless under very exceptional circumstances such as the death of an immediate family member or urgent medical treatment that is available only in the US.“It was made very clear to him that there will be no visa for him.
the president’s youngest brother, to attain a new US passport almost immediately after he reported it missing in recent days.opposition to his financial handlings.
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