President Rajapaksa's cash handed to Sri Lankan police

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (center) addresses the nation along with Navy Chief Nishantha Ulugetenne (second left) and Airforce Chief Sudarshana Pathirana (right) during the Sri Lanka's 74th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo on February 4, 2022. PHOTO | AFP

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  • Tens of thousands of protesters captured Rajapaksa's sea-front office shortly after overrunning the palace on Saturday.

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