Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s wife, Maithri Wickremesinghe, has been summoned to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the 20th of this month.
The Criminal Investigation Department informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court of this development today (18).
According to the CID, the summons has been issued to record a statement in connection with the ongoing investigation against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Meanwhile, former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake, who had been remanded on suspicion of aiding and abetting the misuse of state funds by approving funds for a private visit undertaken by then President Ranil Wickremesinghe to Britain in 2023, was released on bail today by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.
