Maithree Wickremesinghe notified to appear before FCID on Feb. 20

Maithree Wickremesinghe, the wife of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been notified to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) on February 20.

This was revealed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) when the case related to the alleged misappropriation of public funds by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken up before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

The CID has issued summons to record a statement from former first lady Maithree Wickremesinghe in connection with the ongoing investigation involving former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, said Ada Derana reporter.

Meanwhile, former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake was granted bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today.

Accordingly, Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara ordered Saman Ekanayake be released on two surety bails amounting to Rs. 2 million each.

The bail request was by President’s Counsel Kalinga Indatissa on behalf of Saman Ekanayake.

Former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake was arrested and remanded in relation to the case filed over the alleged misuse of public funds involving former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The case was filed based on a complaint against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, alleging the misappropriation of more than Rs. 16.2 million in public funds. It is alleged that the funds were used to finance a private foreign visit to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023.

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was also arrested in relation to the case but subsequently released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.