

The case filed against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe over the alleged misuse of state funds is scheduled to be heard again on 29th of October .

Wickremesinghe, who was arrested and remanded last Friday (22nd), was granted bail today (26th) on three sureties of Rs. 5 million each by Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura.
He was taken into custody for allegedly misusing Rs. 16.6 million in government funds during a September 2023 visit to London to attend his wife’s university ceremony while serving as head of state.

