Sri Lanka's former President Wickremesinghe gets bail


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  • Tuesday, 26 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Sri Lanka's former President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives at the Magistrate’s Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Lahiru Harshana/File Photo

COLOMBO (Reuters) -A Sri Lankan court granted bail on Tuesday to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe who was arrested last week over allegations that he misused state funds while in office.

(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe; writing by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by YP Rajesh)

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