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By PTI Aug 10, 2022 3:03:33 PM IST (Updated)
The island nation of 22 million people, is under the grip of an unprecedented economic turmoil, the worst in seven decades, leaving millions struggling to buy food, medicine, fuel and other essentials.
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Supreme Court on Wednesday extended until September 5 the overseas travel ban on former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his younger brother and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, who are widely blamed for the current economic crisis in the island nation.
On August 1, the country's apex court had extended until August 4 the overseas travel ban on Rajapaksa and his younger brother when a motion related to a petition requesting the court to issue an order for an investigation against the people responsible for the current economic crisis came up. On August 3, the Supreme Court again extended the ban till August 11.
Travel ban imposed on Mahinda and Basil has been "extended to the 5th of September by the Supreme Court," news portal newsfirst.lk tweeted.