1/ It’s getting very difficult to believe that Gota legitimately renounced his US citizenship. Here’s where it stands:
1. Credibility of renunciation documents has been destroyed as:
A) The renunciation certificate that was originally circulated...
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1. Credibility of renunciation documents has been destroyed as:
A) The renunciation certificate that was originally circulated...
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2/...was proven to be a forgery:
https://factcheck.afp.com/citizenship-renunciation-certificate-forged-it-has-been-doctored-one-available-wikipedia
B)Gota’s lawyer, Ali Sabry, claimed renunciation documents were submitted to the @ECSriLanka only to have 2 members of the EC publicly deny it: https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/11/12/we-have-not-received-documents-on-gr-citizenship-nec/amp/
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https://factcheck.afp.com/citizenship-renunciation-certificate-forged-it-has-been-doctored-one-available-wikipedia
B)Gota’s lawyer, Ali Sabry, claimed renunciation documents were submitted to the @ECSriLanka only to have 2 members of the EC publicly deny it: https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/11/12/we-have-not-received-documents-on-gr-citizenship-nec/amp/
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3/
C) Falsified nomination affidavit with clause relating to citizenship inserted: https://twitter.com/tingilye/status/1194290727511044096?s=21
D)Missing and falsified dual citizenship
documents:
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2019/08/11/news-features/helping-gotabaya
E) @USEmbSL would have given him a letter...
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C) Falsified nomination affidavit with clause relating to citizenship inserted: https://twitter.com/tingilye/status/1194290727511044096?s=21
D)Missing and falsified dual citizenship
documents:
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2019/08/11/news-features/helping-gotabaya
E) @USEmbSL would have given him a letter...
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4/ ... confirming the renunciation- this was never published.
G) Stamp on passport doesn’t specify reason for cancellation, as opposed to
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G) Stamp on passport doesn’t specify reason for cancellation, as opposed to

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5/
F) Documents were never published under Gota’s social media accounts
2. Failed to facilitate independent verification: to completely solve the problem, Gota can simply sign a form authorizing @Statedept to release the certificate to a 3rd party.
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F) Documents were never published under Gota’s social media accounts
2. Failed to facilitate independent verification: to completely solve the problem, Gota can simply sign a form authorizing @Statedept to release the certificate to a 3rd party.
#lka #SriLanka #PresPollSL
6/
1 more, thanks to @hthemaka
GR didnt show the Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN)- which is the legal proof of renunciation- when he was on @tvderana.
Instead, he showed the oath- which is just a form you fill out to apply for renunciation.
#lka https://twitter.com/hthemaka/status/1194614396598677504?s=21
1 more, thanks to @hthemaka
GR didnt show the Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN)- which is the legal proof of renunciation- when he was on @tvderana.
Instead, he showed the oath- which is just a form you fill out to apply for renunciation.
#lka https://twitter.com/hthemaka/status/1194614396598677504?s=21