When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the nation in 2022 – amidst mass protests and an financial disaster– parliament elected veteran politician and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
As President, Wickremesinghe negotiated the nation’s greatest bail-out, however his critics say he’s a part of an institution that turned a blind eye to battle crimes and corruption and hindered the elemental adjustments protesters demanded.
Mehdi Hasan goes face to face with Wickremesinghe on his violent response to protestors, his dealing with of the 2019 Easter bombings, and whether or not he did sufficient to carry the highly effective Rajapaksa household accountable.
Becoming a member of the dialogue are:
Frances Harrison – former BBC Sri Lanka correspondent, creator of ‘Nonetheless Counting the Lifeless’ and Director, Worldwide Reality and Justice Mission
Nirj Deva – former UK and EU MP and presidential envoy to Wickremesinghe
Madura Rasaratnam – Govt Director, PEARL and Senior Lecturer at Metropolis, College of London.
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