Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa utilized for restoration of his US citizenship, a report claimed. This comes as he did not get asylum in any nation, the report mentioned. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had fled Sri Lanka in July final yr. He then returned after almost two months. Though, the US authorities is but to think about the request, The Sunday Instances newspaper reported.
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In 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa had renounced his US citizenship to contest the presidential polls owing to Sri Lankan structure guidelines which state that twin citizenship holders are barred from contesting elections.
The previous president has appealed for the restoration of his US Citizenship after he failed to hunt asylum in any nation upon fleeing Sri Lanka. Gotabaya Rajapaksa had left Sri Lanka on July 13 final yr through the anti-government protests in 2022. He then went to Maldives after which he travelled to Singapore and Thailand.
“An attraction by his attorneys to the US authorities — extra pointedly the Division of State to revive his citizenship, which he renounced to contest the November 2019 presidential election, has nonetheless not been thought-about,” the report mentioned.
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The previous president and his speedy household are presently in Dubai on vacation, the report mentioned. The attraction is a pricey authorized course of and time-consuming as effectively, the report added.