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Former Sri Lankan President Arrested for Fund Misuse
8/22/2025
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Story summary
- Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on August 22, 2025, for alleged misuse of state funds.
- The charges are linked to a trip to the UK in September 2023.
- Wickremesinghe's party claims there was no wrongdoing.
- This is the first arrest of a former president in Sri Lanka's corruption investigations.
