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Indictments against Ranil Wickremesinghe to be filed before next hearing, court informed
The Fort Magistrate's Court on Wednesday (29) ordered authorities to either file charges or release former President Ranil Wickremesinghe before…
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The former president Ranil Wickremesinghe did not appear in court, with his counsel, President's Counsel Tilak Marapana, informing the court that his client was unable to attend due to ill health and submitting medical reports. Defence counsel argued that the visit was undertaken following an official invitation from a university and maintained that there was no misuse of public funds.
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