COLOMBO,
MAY 3 (AP) - President Chandrika Kumaratunga has ordered
customs authorities to check the baggage of government ministers
when they travel, the state-run Daily News reported Wednesday.
"A
DPL (diplomatic) passport does not entitle a politician to go
through the Sri Lanka Customs
without the normal checking of baggage,"
said a statement by Kumaratunga, as reported by the Daily
News.
Kumaratunga
said she as well her family members always insisted that
their baggage be checked when they travel.
The
Sri Lankan politicians generally use the VIP lounge at Colombo's
International Airport avoiding any customs check.
The
newspaper gave no reason for Kumaratunga's directive.
