4155/’13
Hon. Ranjan Ramanayake,— To ask the Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare,—
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) when a person who had not been registered with the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau came to Bandaranayake International Airport, Katunayake, on 15 June 2013 to fly to Doha Qatar was held by the officers of the Bureau, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Doha Qatar, who arrived at that place on that occasion, got that person released from those officers and took him into the airport by force; and
(ii) the aforesaid ambassador abused and threatened the officers of Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau on that occasion?
(b) Will he state—
(i) whether a complaint regarding that incident had been made to the Minister and the authorities of the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau at Katunayake airport;
(ii) whether the relevant ambassador has the authority to send abroad the aforesaid person who had not been registered with the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau and whose employer had been named as a national of Qatar; and
(iii) the measures that will be taken to prevent the occurrence of incidents of this nature in future?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2014-03-19
Asked by
Hon. Ranjan Ramanayake, M.P.
Ministry
Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Quatar - incident 2013 June 05
Answered Date
2014-05-07
Answered by
Hon. Dilan Perera, M.P.
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