{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_6kuxzvusqgk7kk4fi3ta","title":"Lanka enters new phase of prosecutions as hurdles clear","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/lanka-enters-new-phase-of-prosecutions-as-hurdles-clear-6kuxzvusqg","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_6kuxzvusqgk7kk4fi3ta","seq":1613703,"kind":"article","title":"Lanka enters new phase of prosecutions as hurdles clear","url":"http://island.lk/lanka-enters-new-phase-of-prosecutions-as-hurdles-clear","summary":"MONETABRIEF –The prosecution of high-profile individuals from the former Rajapaksa administrations is set to escalate this month with the clearing of legal hurdles and administrative bottlenecks, according to officials involved in the process. Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s attempt to secure an order preventing his arrest in connection with the Easter Sunday massacre was turned down […]","published":"2026-10-04T00:06:54Z","seen":"2026-10-04T04:01:57Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-island-lk-63b2e8","name":"island.lk","domain":"island.lk","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q7742673","name":"The Island","type":"newspaper","country":"LK","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-island-lk-63b2e8","topics":["asia","news","featured"],"authors":["Thilina Walpola"],"entities":[{"id":"Q10316231","name":"Lanka","type":"place"}],"story":"st_6kuxzvusqgk7kk4fi3ta","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.7599999904632568,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.1899999976158142,"political":0.4399999976158142}]}