Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country early Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his resignation after months of widespread protests over the island nation's worst-ever economic crisis.
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised at the weekend to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a"peaceful transition of power", after fleeing his official residence in Colombo just before tens of thousands of protesters overran it. FILE PHOTO
He, his wife and a bodyguard were among four passengers on board an Antonov-32 military aircraft which took off from the main international airport heading for the neighboring Maldives, according to immigration sources. The presidential party were reluctant to go through regular channels fearing public reactions, a security official said, and as a result missed four flights on Monday that could have taken them to the United Arab Emirates.
Official sources said a suitcase full of documents had also been left behind at the stately mansion along with 17.85 million rupees in cash, now in the custody of a Colombo court.
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