Daily Mirror & Newswire:
Sri Lanka: Friday, 29 August 2025.
Colombo, August 28 (Daily
Mirror) - The Presidential Secretariat has declined to release information on
the domestic travel of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in response to a
Right to Information (RTI) request.
The request, submitted on August 4 by Mr. Jinath Premaratne, was formally rejected on August 27 under Section 5(1)(b)(i) of the RTI Act, which exempts disclosure of information deemed directly relevant to the security of the President.
In its response, the Secretariat informed the applicant that an appeal may be lodged within 14 days under Section 31(1) of the Act.
Responding to an RTI request submitted on August 4, 2025, the Presidential Secretariat has refused to release information regarding the domestic travel of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Secretariat, in its response dated August 27, stated that the request was rejected under Section 5 (1) (b) (i) of the Right to Information Act, on the grounds that the details sought are directly relevant to security-sensitive information concerning the President.
The letter, addressed to
Mr. Jinath Premaratne, further noted that under Section 31 (1) of the Act, an
appeal can be filed within 14 days. Such appeals should be directed to Senior
Additional Secretary to the President, Mr. K. Prasanna Chandith, at the Presidential
Secretariat, Colombo.
The response was issued by G.G.S.C. Roshan, Information Officer and Senior Additional Secretary to the President. (Newswire)
The request, submitted on August 4 by Mr. Jinath Premaratne, was formally rejected on August 27 under Section 5(1)(b)(i) of the RTI Act, which exempts disclosure of information deemed directly relevant to the security of the President.
In its response, the Secretariat informed the applicant that an appeal may be lodged within 14 days under Section 31(1) of the Act.
Responding to an RTI request submitted on August 4, 2025, the Presidential Secretariat has refused to release information regarding the domestic travel of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Secretariat, in its response dated August 27, stated that the request was rejected under Section 5 (1) (b) (i) of the Right to Information Act, on the grounds that the details sought are directly relevant to security-sensitive information concerning the President.
The response was issued by G.G.S.C. Roshan, Information Officer and Senior Additional Secretary to the President. (Newswire)
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