Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to the country, seven weeks after he fled amid the island’s worst-ever economic crisis
Rajapaksa flew into Colombo’s Bandaranaike international airport around midnight on Friday from Bangkok via Singapore.
"There was a rush of government politicians to garland him as he came out of the aircraft," the official told AFP news agency. The 73-year-old leader arrived from Bangkok via Singapore on a commercial flight, ending his 52-day self-imposed exile. Sri Lanka's constitution guarantees bodyguards, a vehicle and housing for former presidents, including Gotabaya and his elder brother and fellow ex-president Mahinda.
On Friday, police deployed plainclothes officers and armed guards outside a government residence allocated to Rajapaksa in Colombo ahead of his arrival.
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