Several politicians visited the Magazine New Remand Prison last night (22) following the remand of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Several politicians visited the Magazine New Remand Prison last night (22) following the remand of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Former ministers Duminda Dissanayake and Prasanna Ranatunga, along with MP Chamara Sampath and a group of supporters, arrived at the prison but were not permitted to enter and remained waiting outside.
Wickremesinghe, who was placed in remand custody, was admitted to the prison hospital on medical advice due to high blood pressure and elevated sugar levels.
On Friday, the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court ordered that the former president, arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and produced before court, be remanded until August 26.
