ISri Lanka imemezele isimo esiphuthumayo ngoLwesine, ngemuva kwamahora umengameli uGotabaya Rajapaksa ehambile ezweni, kusho ihhovisi likandunankulu.

Imibhikisho emikhulu iqhubekile eSri Lanka ngeSonto.

Okhulumela uNdunankulu waseSri Lanka uRanil Wickremesinghe kubikwa ukuthi uthe ihhovisi lakhe limemezele isimo esiphuthumayo njengoba isimo sibhekene naso ngenxa yokushiya kukamengameli wezwe.

Amaphoyisa aseSri Lanka athi abeka umthetho wewashi esifundazweni esisentshonalanga, okuhlanganisa nenhloko-dolobha yaseColombo, emizameni yokunqanda imibhikisho ekhulayo kulandela ukuhamba kukamengameli.

Izinkulungwane zababhikishi zivimbezele ihhovisi likandunankulu kanti amaphoyisa kudingeke ukuthi aqhumise isisi esikhalisa unyembezi esixukwini, kusho imibiko.

Ezinyangeni ezedlule, iSri Lanka ibhekane nokuntuleka kwemali yakwamanye amazwe, ukukhuphuka kwentengo kanye nokushoda kukagesi nophethiloli.Ababhikishi benze uchungechunge lwemibhikisho befuna isixazululo esisheshayo mayelana nenkinga yomnotho wezwe.

Inqwaba yababhikishi bashise umuzi kandunankulu eColombo, enhlokodolobha yaseSri Lanka, ngoMgqibelo.Ababhikishi baphinde bagqekeza esigodlweni sikamongameli, bathatha izithombe, baphumule, bazivocavoca, bebhukuda futhi belingisa “umhlangano” wezikhulu egunjini lengqungquthela elikhulu lesigodlo.

Ngalo lolo suku, uNdunankulu waseSri Lanka uRanil Wickremesinghe wathi uzosula esikhundleni.Ngalo lolo suku, uMongameli Mahinda Rajapaksa naye uthe ubikele uSomlomo u-Abbewardena ukuthi uzosula njengomengameli ngomhlaka-13.

Ngomhlaka-11, uRajapaksa umemezele ngokusemthethweni ukwesula kwakhe.

Ngalo lolo suku, u-Abbewardena uthe iphalamende laseSri Lanka lizokwamukela ukuqokwa kwabangenele ukhetho lukamongameli ngomhlaka-19 futhi likhethe umongameli omusha ngomhlaka-20.

Kepha ekuseni ngehora le-13 uMnu Rajapaksa walishiya izwe kungazelelwe.Yena nomkakhe bayiswe endaweni engakadalulwa begadwe ngamaphoyisa ngemuva kokufika eMaldives, i-AFP icaphuna isikhulu sezindiza enhlokodolobha iMale sisho kanje.