Gotabaya headed to Saudi Arabia via Singapore

July 14, 2022 13:20

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajpakasa boarded a Saudi Airlines plane today that will take him to Singapore and then to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, reports AP citing Maldives government officials.

Sri Lankans residing in the Maldives staged a protest on Wednesday against ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

They demanded that Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who is currently at a resort in the Maldives, be sent back to Sri Lanka, reported Newswire. Video footage shared by a social media user shows Sri Lankans staging a protest in the Maldives' capital, Male.

The protesters are seen holding the Sri Lankan national flag and placards with anti-government slogans.

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