Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been summoned before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on the 22nd.The summons has been made to obtain a statement in connection with an investigation into a foreign trip he made while he was President.
Statements have also been recorded from Saman Ekanayake, who served as Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Presidential Secretary during his time as President, and Sandra Perera, his personal assistant, in connection with this investigation.
It is also reported that this investigation is related to an allegation that the former President went to England after an official visit to New York City, USA, to attend a graduation ceremony at a university there.