Terrified Scots blogger now 'trapped' in Sri Lanka as authorities refuse to hand over passport

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A Scottish blogger fears she will now be trapped in Sri Lanka for six months after British diplomats said they could not force the countries authorities to return her passport.Kayleigh Fraser, a medical researcher from St Andrews, who has been living in the country since last year, has been locked in a legal battle with immigration officials on the island for months after they seized her passport and accused her of breaching the terms of her visa.

It came after she shared images of a civil uprising on social media.We told in October how Kayleigh had been forced to go into hiding over fears for her safety after judges refused to grant the return of her documents.

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has said it won't hear her case until July next year.Desperate Kayleigh contacted the British High Commission in capital city Colombo is a last ditch attempt to get help to return home, but diplomats have said they cannot compel officials to hand over her papers or personal possessions.With her legal battle now delayed for six months, Kayleigh says she is now 'trapped in the country and faces arrest and detention if she shows her face in public.Kayleigh said: "My human rights are being completely disregarded. "I need to get out of here and they are not letting me out.

I've got no money left. I've got nothing. "The position I'm in is crazy and the British government are not helping me. Why am I completely on my own? "I am stuck in this godforsaken country with no option to get out.