COLOMBO, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A local court in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, on Thursday issued a travel ban on former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and others over investigations into violent clashes which erupted on Monday.
The Fort Magistrate's Court issued the travel ban notice on 17 people including the former prime minister and his son Namal Rajapaksa.
Violent incidents were reported Monday after pro-government groups clashed with anti-government protesters, which left nine people dead and about 300 others injured.
Mahinda Rajapaksa stepped down as the prime minister on Monday. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that he would appoint a new prime minister within this week. ■