Solicitor General takes over Ranil’s UK-visit case

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Jan 19, 2026
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By Ranjith Padmasiri

The probe into allegations that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe misused Rs. 16.6 million in state funds during a visit to the UK to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton has been placed under the direct supervision of Solicitor General Viraj Dayaratne.

To supervise the investigation, Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has appointed Mr Dayaratne, who is the head of the Criminal Division of the Attorney General’s Department.

Read more in yesterday's Sunday Times edition here