Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 -- It has been evidenced that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe did not invoke the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to challenge his arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) within the one-month period prescribed under the Constitution.

Mr. Wickremesinghe was arrested by CID officers on August 22, 2025 in connection with the alleged misuse of public funds amounting for a private overseas tour. He was subsequently produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court and remanded until August 26, 2025. Thereafter, the Magistrate granted him bail on three sureties of Rs. 5 million each.

Under Article 126(2) of the Constitution, any person alleging an infringement or imminent infringement of a fundamental...