From : Geo News
- Wickremesinghe arrested over alleged misuse of state funds.
- Arrest linked to London trip for wife’s graduation.
- Wickremesinghe was PM a record six times, made president in 2022.
COLOMBO: Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday in connection with allegations of misuse of state funds, local television channel Ada Derana reported.
Wickremesinghe, 76, was taken into custody after arriving at the CID office in the capital Colombo to record a statement in an investigation into his visit to London to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony, the report said.