Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Flees To Maldives In Military Jet

Amid widespread protests against the Rajapaksa family, Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Maldives, on July 13. The move comes after thousands of citizens overran his residence in the capital city of Colombo. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, being the president has immunity from being arrested. Hence, he fled using a military jet, before stepping down from the post, to avoid the chance of getting detained.