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Ex-President Ranil refused bail, gets remanded for abuse of power
August 23, 2025
|Daily FT
FORMER President Ranil Wickremesinghe was yesterday night remanded by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court for four days until 26 August.
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Wickremesinghe was arrested earlier in the day by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after appearing before the sleuths to record a statement.
The arrest follows an investigation into allegations that Wickremesinghe used State funds for a private visit to London in September 2023 to attend a university ceremony with his wife, Prof. Maithree Wickremesinghe.
The trip coincided with his return from the Group of 77 (G77) Summit in Havana, but was not classified as an official engagement. Investigators allege that Government resources, including security, were misused.
Earlier, the CID questioned former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake and former Private Secretary Sandra Perera in connection with the arrangements for the visit. It had also presented evidence before the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court in June.
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