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Namal Rajapaksa Hunted While in Maldives: Arrest Warrant Issued in Sri Lanka

A Colombo-based court issued an arrest warrant for Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa for failing to appear at hearings in money laundering and corruption cases, while he was in the Maldives attending a private wedding. He arrived in Malé on SriLankan Airlines flight UL 101 alongside Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on an official state visit to the Maldives at the invitation of President Dr Mohamed Muizzu.

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  1. Mon 28 Jul
    Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake landed in the Maldives on an official state visit. 28 Jul only The Standard The development comes amid an official state visit to the Maldives by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

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  • Namal Rajapaksa arrived in Malé on board SriLankan Airlines flight UL 101. earlier today Malé The Standard Namal Rajapaksa—MP, lawyer, and son of ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa—arrived in Malé earlier today on board SriLankan Airlines flight UL 101.

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