Long-time Rajapaksa ally, Ali Sabry, who has recently been appointed as Sri Lanka’s finance minister has also secured the position of Justice minister.
Sabry was appointed yesterday upon arriving in Sri Lanka following discussions with the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC.
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Sabry had previously served as Sri Lanka’s justice minister.
A long-time Rajapaksa ally and a member of the legal team of Gotabaya’s presidential counsel, Sabry helped campaign for the accused war criminal in 2019.
In a video that was circulated during the presidential elections, Sabry is seen speaking to a Muslim crowd and asking the audience; “If we don’t support him, what will happen?”
To which a member of the crowd responds “ambanaikku kidaikkum” which roughly translates to “a lot will happen” or “we will be beaten a lot”.
