Sri Lankan court on Tuesday granted bail to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested last week for allegedly misusing government money during his time in office.
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Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura allowed his release on bail with three guarantors, each worth 5 million Sri Lankan rupees.
The 76-year-old leader, who was president from 2022 to 2024, is accused of spending 16.6 million rupees of public funds to travel to England in September 2023 to attend a convocation ceremony of his wife, Professor Maithree.
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