Government refused to allow MP Ameeth to attend grandfather’s funeral
The MP said that the police service and the Criminal Court has refused to release his passport for no valid reason
MP Mohamed Ameeth (r) with his grandfather
The government has refused to release Maduvvari MP Mohamed Ameeth’s passport to attend his grandfather’s funeral in Sri Lanka.
In a tweet on Saturday, the MP said that the police service and the Criminal Court has refused to release his passport for no valid reason.
In the tweet, he shared a picture of him with his grandfather and also attached a picture of a request to release his passport submitted to the Criminal Court on May 24, when his grandfather was still being treated in the neighboring country.
The opposition MP is being investigated for allegedly calling on the public to overthrow the government and for encouraging anti-government political turmoil during the state of emergency in February.
He has said that his statements have been misunderstood.
