US EditionSri Lanka Ex-President Rushed to Intensive Care After Jailing
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was remanded for alleged misuse of LKR 16.6 million in state funds during a private UK visit in 2023, intensifying Sri Lanka's political tensions.
- On August 23, 2025, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department after being summoned, remanded by the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court until August 26, and shifted to a prison hospital.
- The probe centers on an alleged LKR 16.6 million misuse tied to a September 22 and 23, 2023 United Kingdom visit, with authorities invoking the Public Property Act in the investigation.
- The CID's charges invoke Section 386 and 388 of the penal code and Section 5 of the Public Properties Act, carrying jail terms of one to 20 years; Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura remanded Wickremesinghe after a hearing lasting over six hours.
- MP Dilith Jayaweera warned the arrest will shift Sri Lankan politics, saying it "will take our country’s politics in a new direction" and that the judicial process harms the country's image, while the United National Party claimed the government felt "threatened" by Wickremesinghe.
- After admission to the prison hospital, Wickremesinghe was moved to intensive care at Colombo National Hospital on August 23, with opposition visitors reporting he was in good spirits and called for unity.
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Former president of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe was hospitalized urgently on Saturday after spending a first night in prison, a pre-trial detention for accusations of embezzlement of public funds that the opposition denounces. ...
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Sri Lanka ex-president rushed to intensive care after jailing
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday (Aug 23), a day after being charged with misusing government funds for foreign travel. Ra
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Sri Lankas ex-president Wickremesinghe shifted to prison hospital following remand - The Tribune
Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe was shifted to a prison hospital after a court refused to grant him bail following his arrest over alleged misuse of state funds during his tenure.
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