INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
initially barred by the Colombo Chief Magistrate Nandana Amarasinghe on November 11 over a complaint challenging the veracity of her
identity documents including the birth certificate, the National Identity Card (NIC) and the passport.The complaint had been filed by social
directly involved in the proceedings of the case had obtained the overseas travel ban on his client
(SJB) raised objections to this request.Accordingly, the chief magistrate informed that the verdict of this request would be delivered on
He also extended the foreign travel ban on State Minister Diana Gamage until then.Previously, the Colombo chief magistrate Nandana
Amarasinghe had issued notice to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) asking to present facts with regards to the investigations into
the matter.Notice was issued after taking into account the facts submitted through a motion filed by a group of attorneys including
Attorney-at-Law, Gunaratne Wanninayake.Mr
Wanninayake had requested the court to inquire from CID officials whether State Minister Gamage has dual citizenship in the UK and Sri Lanka
and the progress of investigations so far.During the court proceedings on November 11, Mr
Wanninayake urged the court to put a temporary halt to the foreign travels of State Minister Diana Gamage, citing reliable information
claiming that she had been planning to fly out of the country in the late hours of that day
He went on to point out that the investigations would completely be hampered if the lawmaker is allowed to travel overseas.He also explained
the state minister can present submissions to the court and seek an order to briefly lift the travel ban, if necessary.After taking into
consideration the submissions presented by the attorneys, the chief magistrate ordered the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration
to ban the overseas travels of the state minister temporarily and to take relevant measures in this regard.
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