{"id":80808,"date":"2023-01-10T00:54:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T04:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=80808"},"modified":"2023-01-10T19:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T23:20:40","slug":"canada-imposes-sanctions-through-special-economic-measures-sri-lanka-regulations-on-former-sri-lankan-presidents-gotabaya-and-mahinda-rajapaksa-army-staff-sgt-sunil-ratnayake-and-navy-lt-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=80808","title":{"rendered":"Canada Imposes Sanctions Through  Special Economic Measures (Sri Lanka) Regulations  on Former Sri Lankan Presidents Gotabaya  and Mahinda Rajapaksa, Army Staff Sgt Sunil Ratnayake and Navy Lt.Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\n(Text of  media release issued by Canada\u2019s  Global Affairs ministry on 10 January 2023 under the heading \u201cSanctions imposed on Sri Lankan state officials\u201d)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F33D94CD-1FE0-4C76-8107-ED4B8C5AC69D.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-80811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F33D94CD-1FE0-4C76-8107-ED4B8C5AC69D.jpeg 580w, https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F33D94CD-1FE0-4C76-8107-ED4B8C5AC69D-300x197.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals who committed gross and systematic violations of human rights during Sri Lanka\u2019s civil conflict, which occurred from 1983 to 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The Special Economic Measures (Sri Lanka) Regulations impose on listed persons a prohibition on any transaction (effectively, an asset freeze) by prohibiting persons in Canada and Canadians outside Canada from engaging in any activity related to any property of these listed persons or providing financial or related services to them. <\/p>\n<p>The individuals listed in the Schedule to the Regulations are also rendered inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The specific prohibitions are set out in the Regulations.<br \/>\nThe names of the individuals added to the Schedule of the Regulations are the following:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\t<em>Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n\u2022\t<em>Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/<\/em>strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\t<em>Staff Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake<<\/em>\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\t<em>Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>**********************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton80808\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D80808&amp;text=Canada%20Imposes%20Sanctions%20Through%20%20Special%20Economic%20Measures%20%28Sri%20Lanka%29%20Regulations%20%20on%20Former%20Sri%20Lankan...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Text of media release issued by Canada\u2019s Global Affairs ministry on 10 January 2023 under the heading \u201cSanctions imposed on Sri Lankan state officials\u201d) Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals who committed gross and systematic violations of human rights during Sri Lanka\u2019s civil conflict, which occurred from 1983 to 2009. 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