Canada sanctioned four Sri Lankans including former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Former Army staff sergeant Sunil Ratnayake and Lieutenant Commander Chandana Hettiarachchi are the other two Sri Lankans sanctioned.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced Canada imposed targeted sanctions under regulations pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act against those who are responsible for gross violations of human rights during the conflict in Sri Lanka, which occurred from 1983 to 2009.
“The regulations pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act impose on listed persons a dealings prohibition, which would effectively freeze any assets they may hold in Canada and render them inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
see the full statement issued by the Government of Canada
