By Chaturanga Samarawickrama

 The Sri Lanka Immigration and Emigration Officers’ Association (SLIEOA) yesterday denied the media reports and social media circulated claiming that the immigration officers did not permit President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to leave the country yesterday. The association said while issuing a notice that the immigration and emigration officials have no legal power to prevent the President, who is still officially in office, from leaving the country based on his official status.