Sri Lanka’s former President and six-time Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Friday (August 22, 2025) arrested on charges of using state funds for a private trip abroad during his Presidency.
“Mr. Wickremesinghe was arrested soon after he was questioned by Sri Lanka Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday morning (August 22, 2025), over a September 2023 visit to London,” a senior official told The Hindu. “He will be produced today before the Colombo Fort magistrate,” the official said.
