SriLanka, Oct. 10 -- Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has filed an appeal challenging the legality of the Court of Appeal's decision to dismiss his writ application, which sought an order preventing his arrest in connection with ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.Buy Easter Baskets

On October 1, the Court of Appeal dismissed Rajapaksa's writ application at the initial stage without issuing formal notices to the respondents.

In his appeal petition, Rajapaksa has named Inspector General Priyantha Weerasooriya, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director DIG Shani Abeysekera, the Officer-in-Charge of the CID's Special Investigations Unit, and the Attorney General as respondents.Track Exec Orders

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