Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has arrived on the Colombo Fort Justice of the Peace’s Court docket to attend proceedings associated to the case filed towards him underneath the Public Property Act.
(Earlier information 2025 October 29 – 11.01 .a.m.)
Ex-President Ranil’s courtroom listening to, in the present day
The case filed towards former President – Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was beforehand arrested by the Legal Investigation Division (CID) over the alleged misuse of state funds and later launched on bail, is scheduled to be taken up in the present day (Oct. 29) earlier than Colombo Fort Justice of the Peace Isuru Neththikumara.
In line with reviews, the case issues allegations that Mr. Wickremesinghe prompted a monetary loss exceeding Rs.16.9 million to the federal government throughout a personal go to to the UK in late 2023.
Investigations have been performed by CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekara underneath the Public Property Act, on the recommendation of the Lawyer Normal, and the progress report is predicted to be offered to the courtroom in the present day.
In the meantime, then-Colombo Fort Justice of the Peace Nilupuli Lankapura had beforehand ordered the CID to arrest and produce all people who had recorded and uploaded movies on social media exhibiting sure moments at courtroom on the evening Mr. Wickremesinghe was first produced.
The CID can be scheduled to submit a report on the progress of this investigation in the present day.
