Wimal Weerawansa acquitted from Passport discrepancy charges
Posted by Editor on April 1, 2024 - 11:10 am
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader MP Wimal Weerawansa has been acquitted from the passport case by the Negombo Magistrate’s Court.
In 2015, Weerawansa faced allegations of using an expired passport to travel abroad for a series of lectures in Europe, following an invitation from Sri Lankan expatriates in Dubai and Italy.
Weerawansa contended that upon reaching the airport, he discovered that the passport he possessed was one he had previously lost and subsequently found after obtaining a new passport.
Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Israel agrees to ceasefire after ‘Tremendous Success’ in Iran June 24, 2025
- UNDP Sri Lanka’s Azusa Kubota meets Sri Lanka Speaker for talks on AI, governance and reforms June 24, 2025
- Iran launches missile strikes after Trump announces Israel-Iran ceasefire deal June 24, 2025
- SriLankan Airlines diverts flights as Middle East tensions escalate June 24, 2025
- Iran fires missiles at U.S. bases in Qatar and Iraq June 23, 2025
