{"id":66064,"date":"2022-07-12T15:53:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/sri-lankas-president-fails-in-attempt-to-leave-the-country-from-vip-airport-entrance-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-07-12T15:53:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T15:53:02","slug":"sri-lankas-president-fails-in-attempt-to-leave-the-country-from-vip-airport-entrance-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/sri-lankas-president-fails-in-attempt-to-leave-the-country-from-vip-airport-entrance-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka&#8217;s president fails in attempt to leave the country from &#8216;VIP&#8217; airport entrance (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"firstP\">\n<p>Staff at Sri Lanka&#8217;s main airport reportedly blocked the departure of the country&#8217;s president as he attempted to use the &#8216;VIP&#8217; pass to catch a flight to Dubai.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Airport staff succeeded by blocking the path of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was forced to make the humiliating retreat.<\/p>\n<p>Rajapaksa, who is expected to resign on Wednesday after months of violent protests, was trying to catch a plane to Dubai on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration officials prevented the president from entering the VIP area to stamp his passport, and also from the regular queue to avoid attacks from the public.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Rajapaksa has missed several flights, along with his family and aides, while spending the last two nights at a military base.<\/p>\n<p>The president&#8217;s attempts to leave the country have also failed due to the refusals by the Indian government to grant a visa, as the US representation in the country has also announced.<\/p>\n<p>Several officials who spoke to the AFP (Agence France-Presse) agency said Rajapaksa may try to leave the island by military ship, but the reports have not been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>While still president, Rajapaksa has immunity from arrest, which is why he is avoiding resigning to avoid detention.<\/p>\n<p>He is accused of a malicious campaign of mismanagement of the country&#8217;s economy that caused the worst financial crisis the country had ever seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last\">\n<strong><\/p>\n<p>top channel<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tvar ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Google Analytics\n\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\tfunction gtag() {\n\t\t\tdataLayer.push(arguments);\n\t\t}\n\t\tgtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>\t\tgtag('config', 'UA-7855069-1');<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Facebook\n\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n\t\t\tFB.init({\n\t\t\t\tappId: '1715618661991455',\n\t\t\t\txfbml: true,\n\t\t\t\tversion: 'v2.10'\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t\tFB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n\t\t};<\/p>\n<p>\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) {\n\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\t\tjs.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/2022\/07\/12\/presidenti-i-sri-lanka-deshton-ne-tentativen-per-tu-larguar-nga-vendi-prej-hyrjes-vip-ne-aeroport-fotot\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Staff at Sri Lanka&#8217;s main airport reportedly blocked the departure of the country&#8217;s president as he attempted to use the &#8216;VIP&#8217; pass to catch a flight to Dubai. Airport staff succeeded by blocking the path of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was forced to make the humiliating retreat. 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