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Sri Lanka SC bars overseas travel of Rajapaksa brothers till July 28

Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's acting president after parliament accepted the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country

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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Friday barred former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa from leaving the country till July 28.

The order was passed by the during the hearing of a petition filed by global civil society organisation Transparency International on the economic crisis in Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's acting president after parliament accepted the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled the country, allowing the lawmakers to begin the process of electing a new president who can repair the island nation's bankrupt economy.

The petition filed on June 17 had sought

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