The LongForm Story: Sri Lanka Ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Arrest Shakes Colombo
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who served as Sri Lanka’s President from 2022 to 2024, is arrested on Friday by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Colombo. Wickremesinghe arrested after allegations of misusing government funds to finance a private trip to London in September 2023, where he attended a graduation ceremony for his wife, Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe, at the University of Wolverhampton.
The trip was misrepresented as an official engagement but was later found to be personal.
Primary investigation reports suggests that state funds were used improperly, and a full fledged probe into financial misconduct is underway.
Former aides, including presidential secretary Saman Ekanayake and private secretary Sandra Perera, have also been questioned regarding their roles in arranging the visit.
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