Sri Lanka arrests former President Wickremesinghe, local media reports
- - Sri Lanka arrests former President Wickremesinghe, local media reports
August 22, 2025 at 3:35 AM
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday in connection with an ongoing investigation, local television channel Ada Derana reported.
Wickremesinghe was arrested after arriving at the CID office to record a statement, the report said.
(Writing by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by YP Rajesh)
Source: “AOL General News”
