Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (11) for the hearing of the case filed over the alleged misuse of public funds.

The case filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake over the alleged misuse of public funds amounting to more than Rs. 16.6 million is scheduled to be taken up before the Fort Magistrate.

The case is due to be called before the Colombo Fort Magistrate to obtain an update on the Attorney General’s advice regarding the next steps in the proceedings.

The allegations concern the alleged misuse of public funds in connection with former President Wickremesinghe’s participation in his wife’s graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom in 2023.

The case has been filed under the Public Property Act against the former President and his former Presidential Secretary.

At the previous hearing on October 30, both former President Wickremesinghe and Ekanayake appeared before the court. The Magistrate directed that the case be taken up again today (11), after considering the progress of the investigations and the need to obtain the Attorney General’s advice.

The CID had previously informed the court that its investigations into the allegations had been completed and that the relevant investigation files and documents had been forwarded to the Attorney General for further action.

The court is expected to be informed today of the Attorney General’s advice and the next course of action in the case.