Sri Lankan court bars ex-presidentcourt bars ex-president from foreign travel
A Sri Lankan court on June 3 barred former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and two former military officers from foreign travel as investigators widened a probe into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
The order comes as Sri Lanka continues to examine one of its deadliest attacks, which killed hundreds and exposed major failures in security and intelligence.
The case matters because it could deepen accountability over the bombings and keep pressure on political and military figures once seen as untouchable.
- Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter attacks shook a country still recovering from decades of civil war.
- The name Rajapaksa is associated with a dominant political family that has shaped Sri Lankan politics for years.
