Arrest warrant issued for Wimal Weerawansa

The Colombo High Court has issued a warrant for the arrest and production in court of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, due to his failure to appear in court when the case related to the alleged illicit acquisition of assets exceeding 75 million rupees was taken up for hearing.

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