Rights groups say Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled in July amid protests, should be brought to justice on a number of charges

The deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is facing calls for his arrest after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of the government that took charge when he fled.

Rajapaksa fled the island nation under military escort in July after a huge crowd stormed his official residence after months of angry demonstrations against his government.

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