GEETHA ONLY MP WITH DUALCITIZENSHIP

Immigration Controller to PAFFREL

The Immigration Controller has informed the election observer PAFFREL yesterday that Parliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe was the only MP who holds a dual-citizenship.

Addressing a news briefing, PAFFREL Executive Director Rohana Hettiarachchi said Immigration Controller M.N. Ranasinghe had informed them in writing that it was only Ms. Kumarasinghe who had been issued with a dualcitizenship certificate numbered 17096A.

“The Controller had obtained a list of details of all MPS from Parliament Secretary General including their names, dates of birth and identity card numbers. The details had been fed into the the department’s electronic data system which includes details of dual-citizenship holders. The department had also cross-referenced obtained data with the details of dual-citizenship holders which were not included in the computer The Controller had then confirmed that it was only Galle District MP Kumarasinghe who is a dual-citizen system. The Controller had then confirmed that it was only Galle District MP Kumarasinghe who is a dualcitizen,” he said. He said they have been informed that no certificate of dual-citizenship had been issued to other 224 Members of Parliament. The PAFFREL wrote to the Immigration Controller on May 17, under the Right To Information Act, requesting details of MPS who held dual-citizenship certificates. Following the request, the Immigration Department had obtained the detailed list from the Parliament Secretarygeneral on June 6.