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Posted April 23, 2024 11:02 · last edited April 23, 2024 11:04

Ryan
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He won't be able to leave Australia until the trial has been held. Being arrested at the Airport seems to indicate he was trying to flee.

That Sri Lankan international cricketer arrested on rape charges in Sydney, it took about 11 months from his arrest in Nov 2022 to trial & acquittal in Sept 2023.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/star-sri-lankan-cricketer-found-not-guilty-over-tinder-date-rape-charges/ck6d6xp5m

Gunathilaka has been on bail during the trial but was unable to play international cricket or return to his hometown of Colombo.
he was arrested as they arrived, if he was trying to flee he'd stay back in Kurguzstan
I thought he was arrested today? They arrived back from Kyrgyzstan last Friday night.
The headline above is
"Soccer player Angel Torres has just been arrested at Sydney Airport."

So he was arrested last Friday, but official charges only laid today, breaking the story in the media?

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Ryan
coochiee
He won't be able to leave Australia until the trial has been held. Being arrested at the Airport seems to indicate he was trying to flee.

That Sri Lankan international cricketer arrested on rape charges in Sydney, it took about 11 months from his arrest in Nov 2022 to trial & acquittal in Sept 2023.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/star-sri-lankan-cricketer-found-not-guilty-over-tinder-date-rape-charges/ck6d6xp5m

Gunathilaka has been on bail during the trial but was unable to play international cricket or return to his hometown of Colombo.
he was arrested as they arrived, if he was trying to flee he'd stay back in Kurguzstan
I thought he was arrested today? They arrived back from Kyrgyzstan last Friday night.

So he was arrested last Friday, but official charges only laid today, breaking the story in the media?