Ali Sabry denies giving his official residence to Gotabaya

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry refuted claims that he had provided an official residence to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and said it should be inquired from those who had provided it.

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry refuted claims that he had provided an official residence to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and said it should be inquired from those who had provided it.

Raising a privilege issue in Parliament over a statement made by MP Shanakiya Rasamanickam, the Minister said he had never occupied an official residence provided by the government and said he was residing in his own house.

"I have never used an official residence. I sometimes use the official residence occupied by former Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris when I have to meet foreign delegates and for other such matters," he said.

The Minister said he had never given any official residence occupied by him to anyone and that he had no authority to do so either.

"How can I give an official residence to Gotabaya Rajapaksa? Who am I to do so? It should be inquired from those who had given it," he said.