A US (United States) federal judge on 1 March 2012 dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The lawsuit alleged that the human rights abuses occurred during the civil war in Sri Lanka, and it held President Rajapaksa responsible.
The court noted that President is immune from lawsuits as a sitting Head of State. The court added that head of state immunity is a well-established legal principal in the USA.
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