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Court postpones Rajapaksa petition hearing to July 6
The Court of Appeal deferred further submissions in Gotabaya Rajapaksa's petition, seeking to prevent his arrest over Easter Sunday attacks, until July 6. The bench comprised Justices Rohanthaa Abeysuriya and Sarath Disanayake.
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