By Newswire Editorial
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe over the alleged misuse of public funds be taken up again on December 9.
The order was issued when the case was taken up before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (11).
Former President Wickremesinghe appeared before court in connection with allegations of misusing more than Rs. 16.6 million in public funds during a visit to the United Kingdom in 2023.
The case relates to allegations that public funds were misused in connection with his attendance at his wife’s graduation ceremony in Britain.
Former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake was also present at the court proceedings.
The CID is conducting investigations into the alleged misuse of state funds in connection with the overseas visit. (Newswire)