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Ranil Wickremesinghe public-funds case postponed to December 9

2026-11-11

Wooden gavel, illustrative legal image, not a photograph of the hearing

The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court has postponed the public-funds case involving former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake until December 9 to obtain the Attorney General's advice.

Acting Magistrate Kinsley Hettiarachchi issued the order when the case was taken up on November 11. Wickremesinghe and Ekanayake appeared before the court.

The case concerns allegations that more than Rs 16.6 million in state funds was misused in connection with a 2023 visit to Britain for Wickremesinghe's wife's graduation ceremony. These remain allegations under legal consideration, not a new finding of guilt.

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