Former Sri Lankan President Thrown Into Prison on Trivial, Unfounded Charge

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested and remanded by the Fort Magistrate in Colombo on Friday for alleged misuse of public funds during a trip to the UK in September 2023. The CID charged that the visit was private, attending his wife's graduation, after an official visit to Cuba. Wickremesinghe provided an invitation from the university, but the court deemed the trip unofficial. The arrest is seen as political vendetta by the current National Peoples' Power government. Former ministers Ali Sabry criticized the action, calling it vindictive politics. Wickremesinghe had previously assured no political witch-hunts when he was Prime Minister. The article notes Wickremesinghe's role in rescuing Sri Lanka from economic crisis after the 2022 Aragalaya movement.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested and remanded by the Fort Magistrate in Colombo on Friday for alleged misuse of public funds during a trip to the UK in September 2023. The CID charged that the visit was private, attending his wife's graduation, after an official visit to Cuba. Wickremesinghe provided an invitation from the university, but the court deemed the trip unofficial. The arrest is seen as political vendetta by the current National Peoples' Power government. Former ministers Ali Sabry criticized the action, calling it vindictive politics. Wickremesinghe had previously assured no political witch-hunts when he was Prime Minister. The article notes Wickremesinghe's role in rescuing Sri Lanka from economic crisis after the 2022 Aragalaya movement.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested and remanded by the Fort Magistrate in Colombo on Friday for alleged misuse of public funds during a trip to the UK in September 2023. The CID charged that the visit was private, attending his wife's graduation, after an official visit to Cuba. Wickremesinghe provided an invitation from the university, but the court deemed the trip unofficial. The arrest is seen as political vendetta by the current National Peoples' Power government. Former ministers Ali Sabry criticized the action, calling it vindictive politics. Wickremesinghe had previously assured no political witch-hunts when he was Prime Minister. The article notes Wickremesinghe's role in rescuing Sri Lanka from economic crisis after the 2022 Aragalaya movement.

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