Sri Lanka Police have issued a press release acknowledging the receipt of more than Rs. 17.8 million cash (50,000 US Dollars) recovered by protestors from the President’s house in Colombo.
Police also confirm that a total sum of Rs. 17,850,000 was handed over by the protestors to a police team headed by the OIC of Fort police station, who has collected the cash after being informed by the group who have found it.
The press release further reveals that the Police will inform the courts tomorrow (11) regarding the recovery of the money.
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has since promised to resign from the Presidency post.
