Puttalam District MP Ali Sabri Raheem has been suspended from parliament for a period of one month with effect from today (March 06).
The decision was handed down by the Privileges Committee, which convened to address a matter that had caused insult to the Sri Lankan Parliament.
On May 23, 2023, MP Raheem was apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with more than 3 kgs of gold worth over 70 million rupees, and a large quantity of mobile phones which he attempted to smuggle into the country. He had misused his parliamentary privileges and diplomatic passport while attempting to smuggle the aforementioned items.
