Sri Lanka, Oct. 4 -- The bulletproof vehicle allocated for the protection of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been officially handed back to the government, his Media Spokesperson, Attorney-at-Law Manoj Gamage, confirmed yesterday (03).

The move comes in line with the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Act, under which certain benefits and entitlements of former presidents were revoked. Following the enactment of the legislation, the Presidential Secretariat informed on September 24 that all official vehicles and the official residence of the fifth Executive President must be returned.

Accordingly, Rajapaksa's bulletproof vehicle, along with the passenger vehicle used by his security personnel, was returned through the relevant com...