Gotabaya Rajapaksa (centre) was indicted on charges of siphoning US$185,000 in state funds. (AP pic)COLOMBO: Corruption charges against Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa were dropped Thursday by a court, which handed his passport back as he acquired immunity from prosecution after being elected last weekend.
Under Sri Lanka’s constitution, no court proceedings can be maintained against a serving president.
However, action could be taken after he leaves office.
The High Court had indicted Rajapaksa in September last year on charges of siphoning off 33 million rupees in state funds to build a memorial for his parents.
The court also released his passport which had …read more
Source:: Free Malaysia Today
