The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has requested permission to enter Thailand.
Accordingly, they say that since A has a diplomatic foreign passport, he is allowed to stay in Thailand for a period of 90 days.
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand says that he has not made any request for political asylum so far.
The foreign media had reported that the period for which Gotabhaya Rajapaksa was allowed to stay in Singapore ends today (11) and he is going to leave for Thailand today.
