Sri Lanka's ex-president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of government funds
Sri Lanka's Ex-President Arrested: A big news of the moment is coming from Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the CID on Friday morning. He is accused of using government money for personal travel while being the President. This matter is related to his wife Prof. Maitree Wickremesinghe's convocation ceremony in London.
76-year-old Wickremesinghe reached the CID office today on Friday morning, where he was called to record his statement. But after questioning, he was taken into custody.
Sri Lanka's former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has arrested by the CID
According to media inputs, Wickremesinghe reached the CID office today, where he was called to record his statement. Meanwhile a police officials said that, he will be produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate.
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What is the allegation on Wickremesinghe?
The CID says that the former President misused government resources during his visit to London in September 2023. During this, the expenses of his personal security guards were also borne from the government treasury. Actually, in 2023 in September month, Ranil Wickremesinghe went to Havana, Cuba where he attended the G77 conference. While returning from the same trip, he stopped in London and attended his wife's convocation. The CID alleges that this entire trip was made for personal reasons rather than an official program, but the expenses were borne by the state.
What does Wickremesinghe have to say on the allegations?
The former President has denied all the allegations. He says that his wife had borne the expenses of her travel and stays herself and the government's money was not spent on personal work. Describing it as political revenge, he said that this matter is beyond the facts. Earlier, the police had also questioned Wickremesinghe's staff and officials about the travel expenses. Investigating agencies say that the arrest action has been taken only after getting sufficient evidence. He became the President in 2022
Summary
Ranil Wickremesinghe became the President in July 2022, when Gotabaya Rajapaksa stepped down after months of protests against corruption. Wickremesinghe is credited with handling the situation after major economic difficulties. Wickremesinghe lost the elections held in September 2024 last year to the leftist A.K. Dissanayake.
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