Authorities have summoned Maithree Wickremesinghe, the spouse of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division on February 20 to provide a statement related to an ongoing financial investigation.
The development was disclosed by the Criminal Investigation Department when the case concerning the alleged misappropriation of public funds was taken up before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.
Investigators are examining allegations that state funds exceeding Rs. 16.2 million were improperly utilized. The complaint claims that the money was spent on a private overseas visit to the United Kingdom in 2023, where the former president had traveled to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony.
In a related development, former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake, who had been taken into custody over the same case, was released on bail by Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara. The court ordered his release on two surety bails of Rs. 2 million each, following a request made by President’s Counsel Kalinga Indatissa.
Ranil Wickremesinghe had also been arrested in connection with the investigation but was later granted bail by the same court. The inquiry remains ongoing as authorities continue to gather statements and examine evidence related to the alleged misuse of government funds.
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