Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament that legal clearance was facilitated to UPFA MP Wimal Weerawansa to go abroad by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's intervention, after he was stopped at Katunayake Bandaranayake International Airport this morning.

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Weerawansa arrived at the airport to board a flight for Rome, Italy. However, he was stopped due to an issue with his passport and questioned by the CID.

He was to visit Europe for a lecture series.