Sri Lanka's ex president to face court indictment
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Court Orders Swift Filing of Indictments Against former President Ranil Wickremasinghe • Sri Lanka Brief
COLOMBO (News 1st); The Fort Magistrate’s Court today informed the Attorney General to proceed without delay in filing indictments in the High Court against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, citing sufficient evidence in connection with allegations of using public funds amounting to Rs. 16.6 million for a private foreign trip. The directive was issued when the case was taken up again before the court today. The case, filed against former Pr…
Indictments against Ranil Wickremesinghe to be filed before next hearing, court informed
The Fort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (29) ordered authorities to either file charges or release former President Ranil Wickremesinghe before the next court date in a case related to the alleged misuse of public funds. The order was issued by Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara when the case was taken up for hearing. Additional Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris, appearing for the prosecution, told the court that investigations into the alleged misu…
Sri Lanka's ex president to face court indictment
Colombo, Apr 29 (PTI) Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe and his secretary Saman Ekanayake will face indictments for misappropriation of state funds worth 16.6 million Lankan Rupees (USD 52,000), a local court was told on Wednesday.They are accused of using state funds for Wickremesinghe's travel to a British university in 2023 for his wife’s graduation.Wickremesinghe, who served as president from 2022 to 2024, argued it was an of…
The Fort Magistrate's Court today (29) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to resume the case filed against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe under the Public Property Act on July 8. The court also ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to promptly conclude its investigations into the allegations against Wickremesinghe related to the incident in which he allegedly caused a loss of over Rs. 15 million to the government by goi…
The case filed against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, alleging the misuse of government funds amounting to over Rs. 1.66 billion, is scheduled to be taken up again today (29).
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