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The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law – Minister of Justice and National Integration

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 15 November 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026, Special Spending Units (Heads 1, 2, 4-11, 13, 16-25)

Justice & Human Rights
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The Minister warned that political outcomes can be unpredictable, citing the experience of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and others who were forced to seek refuge or leave the country. He used the example to caution that anticipated developments may not occur and unforeseen events can change political circumstances.

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¶ 01 What is imagined may not happen; the unforeseen may occur—like what happened to Gotabaya. In the end, one ran and hid in a Navy camp, another fled abroad. It can happen.

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Hansard, Saturday, 15 November 2025 ·No. 22870 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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