MR and several others yet to surrender their passports to court custody - AG

The Attorney General today informed the Court that despite a Court order, several individuals including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and several other politicians have so far failed to surrender their passports to the court custody.
                                           
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Ayesha Jinasena PC appearing for the CID made these revelations when the magisterial inquiry into the mob attack on peaceful protesters came up before Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage.
 
ASG Jinasena told court that several individuals including former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP Johnston Fernando , MP Sanath Nishantha, Renuka Perera and Colombo Municipal Council member Mahinda Kahandagama have so far failed to surrender their passports to the court custody. She further said former Minister Johnston Fernando, MP Sanath Nishantha, Renuka Perera and  Mahinda Kahandagama have informed CID that their passport have been destroyed by fire while being kept at their residences.  
 
On May 12, Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage had ordered to impose travel ban against former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and several others. (Lakmal Sooriyagoda)