A Swiss Embassy employee was abducted and asked about asylum applications and investigators were banned from leaving just days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected.
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wins Sri Lanka Presidential Election
Mr. Rajapaksa, a former defense chief and brother of an ex-president, vowed to bring stability to a country still reeling from attacks on Easter Sunday.
In Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election, a Question of Security vs. Rights
The election could mean a return to power for the Rajapaksa family, who ended the country’s civil war by brutal means.
For Sri Lanka’s Bickering Leaders, Election Hopes Dim After Terrorist Attack
The president and prime minister are being called on to step down even by supporters. Waiting in the wings is the family of the former strongman president, Mahinda Rajapaksa.