Sri Lanka’s deposed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Two senior officials said an official residence and security were provided by the government on Saturday after they returned to the country fleeing in July during the economic unrest.
Rajapaksa fled in the early hours of July 13 after massive protests in Colombo, and angered by the economic devastation, protesters stormed his official residence and office.
He resigned after arriving in Singapore and later traveled Thailand,
a Sri Lanka Government spokesman and the presidential office did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on Rajapaksa’s return.
The former president met a group of members of the ruling party and MPs at the airport in the early hours of Saturday before going to the residence allotted by the government.
A senior official said Rajapaksa did not indicate his plans.
“He told us last night that he needed some time off because he was not allowed to leave his room for security reasons,” said an official, who was not allowed to go to the gym.
“Once he has spent some time at home, he will tell us what he wants to do,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
Sri Lanka, which is facing the worst economic crisis since independence, signed an employee-level agreement with whom this week? International Monetary Fund for a loan of $2.9 billion.
Rajapaksa fled in the early hours of July 13 after massive protests in Colombo, and angered by the economic devastation, protesters stormed his official residence and office.
He resigned after arriving in Singapore and later traveled Thailand,
a Sri Lanka Government spokesman and the presidential office did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on Rajapaksa’s return.
The former president met a group of members of the ruling party and MPs at the airport in the early hours of Saturday before going to the residence allotted by the government.
A senior official said Rajapaksa did not indicate his plans.
“He told us last night that he needed some time off because he was not allowed to leave his room for security reasons,” said an official, who was not allowed to go to the gym.
“Once he has spent some time at home, he will tell us what he wants to do,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
Sri Lanka, which is facing the worst economic crisis since independence, signed an employee-level agreement with whom this week? International Monetary Fund for a loan of $2.9 billion.