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NPP lawyers defend Ranil's arrest
Daily FT
|August 25, 2025
LAWYERS representing the ruling National People's Power (NPP) said yesterday that Opposition parties were attempting to discredit the judicial process over the arrest of exPresident Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Upul Kumarapperuma, PC told reporters that repeated public statements by the Opposition bordered on contempt of Court and risked eroding public trust in the Wickremesinghe judiciary. He said is facing charges under the Penal Code and the Public Property Act for allegedly misusing more than Rs.18 million or £44,000 in State funds during a private trip to the UK, which included attending his wife's graduation ceremony.
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