Sri Lanka, Aug. 24 -- Investigations are currently under way regarding former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake, in connection with the alleged involvement in facilitating a private visit to the United Kingdom using State funds by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe who is now in remand custody.

DIG Kalinga Jayasinghe who is in charge of the Police Legal Division made this statement at a special media briefing in Colombo yesterday (23) regarding Friday's (22) arrest of former President Wickremesinghe by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) over allegations of using State funds.

The former President has been arrested under the Offences Against Public Property Act, No. 12 of 1982 (Revised No. 28 of 1999), Section 5(1), Clau...