Colombo Additional Magistrate Keminda Perera has issued a foreign travel ban to an Indian captain who anchored a ship with an oil spill in the sea area of the Colombo port. The ban will prevent him from leaving the country for one month.
This foreign travel ban was imposed Yesterday (29) on Raj Dev Yadev, the captain of the Ark Prestige, which is said to belong to India.
After considering a request made by the Colombo Port Police, the Magistrate who issued the ban on foreign travel has asked the police to forward the order to the Immigration Controller and inform the captain about the prohibition order.
After considering the facts of the complaint, the Magistrate issued the relevant order to be effective for one month and ordered police to inform the court about the progress of the investigation.
