FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa greets supporters after his return from the United States, in Katunayake, Sri Lanka April 12, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan torture victims have filed 10 new claims for damages in a U.S. court against wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa, lawyers for the plaintiffs and a rights group said, possibly jeopardising his plan to run for president.
Rajapaksa, the younger brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, is seeking to renounce his U.S. citizenship to enable him to run in Sri Lanka's presidential election this year, and lawsuits over alleged human rights abuse during the war against separatist Tamil fighters could complicate his bid.
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