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Last Updated:August 22, 2025, 14:02 IST
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the country's Criminal Investigation Department on Friday for allegedly "misusing government funds".
Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested by CID (AFP File Image)
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested for allegedly “misusing government funds", news agency AFP reported, citing a senior police detective on Friday.
He was taken into custody after being interrogated about his visit to London in September 2023, when he was the president, to attend a ceremony for his wife at a British university, the official said.
He will be produced before a Colombo Fort magistrate.
The cops are pressing charges against him for allegedly using state resources for personal purposes.
Wickremesinghe had stopped in London while he was on his way back from Havana, where he participated in the G77 summit. He and his wife, Maithree, had taken part in a ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton.
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First Published:August 22, 2025, 13:51 IST
News world Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested For 'Misusing Govt Funds'
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