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Sri Lankan Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested - Media
Sri Lankan Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested - Media
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Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken into custody on Friday shortly after arriving for questioning at Crimes Investigation Division... 22.08.2025, Sputnik India
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Wickremesinghe was taken into custody this morning after providing a statement lasting over four hours and is expected to be presented before the Fort Magistrate’s Court shortly.He is under investigation for allegedly using state funds to cover the expenses of a personal foreign trip. The country's Crimes Investigation Division is reportedly probing his visits to New York and London, where he attended a university graduation ceremony for his wife, Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe.The total cost of the trip, which included a group of ten people, is estimated to exceed $52,000 USD.Рowever, the Sri Lankan ex-leader has rejected the allegations against him, stating that the trip was funded by his wife's expenses.Sri Lanka’s former leader also faces allegations related to the importation of substandard human immunoglobulin vaccines during his tenure, among other charges, reports say.
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Sri Lankan Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe Arrested - Media
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken into custody on Friday shortly after arriving for questioning at Crimes Investigation Division, according to Daily Mirror report.
Wickremesinghe was taken into custody this morning after providing a statement lasting over four hours and is expected to be presented before the Fort Magistrate’s Court shortly.
He is under investigation for allegedly using state funds to cover the expenses of a personal foreign trip. The country's Crimes Investigation Division is reportedly probing his visits to New York and London, where he attended a university graduation ceremony for his wife, Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe.
The total cost of the trip, which included a group of ten people, is estimated to exceed $52,000 USD.
Рowever, the Sri Lankan ex-leader has rejected the allegations against him, stating that the trip was funded by his wife's expenses.
Sri Lanka’s former leader also faces allegations related to the importation of substandard human immunoglobulin vaccines during his tenure, among other charges, reports say.
