Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, said that after the incidents with Russian women on the island, it is safe for tourists from the Russian Federation to stay in Sri Lanka, but it is always necessary to be careful and cautious. . He shared his opinion in the interview TASS.
“It is currently safe for Russian tourists to stay in Sri Lanka… I would like to point out that citizens should be more careful and cautious,” he emphasized.
Before reportedShe said that in February, three girls from Russia flew to Sri Lanka for a week. They settled in the two-star Rainbow Surf Beach Hotel in the city of Khabaraduwa. On the night of February 8, one of the tourists was awakened by a hotel employee caressing the leg of his “room boy”. The Russians kicked him out but did not contact the police because “they did not want to lose precious days of rest.”
Almost a week later, on the night of February 14, the same worker again went up to the holidaymakers’ room, lay down completely naked between the two girls and began to pleasure himself. The Russians woke up and started a scandal. Hotel staff apologized but ignored requests to call the police, and the pervert said “it’s not my fault” in broken Russian. The conflict escalated into a fight between the employees and the boyfriend of one of the tourists (he is Russian and is on the island with a permanent resident visa).
The victims contacted the police but did not want to accept the statement.
The Russian Embassy intervened in the situation and called on Russians permanently residing on the island to consider a possible return to their homeland. Following the intervention of the Russian consul, Sri Lankan police launched an investigation.
Previously Russia happened The leader in the number of tourists in Sri Lanka.