Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (11) for a hearing in the case concerning the alleged misuse of more than Rs. 16.6 million in public funds.
The case was filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against Wickremesinghe and former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake over the alleged misuse of public funds in connection with the former President’s participation in his wife’s graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom in 2023.
Filed under the Public Property Act, the case was taken up today to obtain an update on the Attorney General’s advice regarding the next steps in the proceedings.
At the previous hearing on October 30, both Wickremesinghe and Ekanayake appeared before court. The Magistrate directed that the matter be called again today after considering the progress of the investigations and the need to obtain the Attorney General’s advice.
The CID had previously informed the court that investigations into the allegations had been completed and that the relevant investigation files and documents had been forwarded to the Attorney General for further action.
The court is expected to be informed of the Attorney General’s advice and the proposed next steps in the case.
