[Published: Monday December 03 2018]
 Sri Lanka bars Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as PM
COLOMBO 3 Dec (ANA) - A Sri Lankan court has barred former President Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as prime minister as it hears a petition challenging his refusal to step down, despite losing two no-confidence motions last month.
Judge Preethipadhman Surasena said in a stay order on Monday that "irreversible damage could be caused" if Rajapaksa and ministers of his cabinet continued to hold office.
The Court of Appeal will deliver a verdict on December 12, he said.
Some 122 legislators in Sri Lanka's 225-member parliament voted to remove Rajapaksa on November 14 and 18, after denouncing his appointment as prime minister "unconstitutional".
But the former president rejected the outcome of the ballot, claiming the speaker had failed to follow proper procedure by holding a voice vote.(ANA)
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