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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
COLOMBO, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — Special guards have been deployed to the National Hospital in Colombo where former President Ranil Wickramasinghe is undergoing treatment after being remanded in custody on Friday, a Prisons Department official said on Monday.
Seven prison officers and four guards have been deployed to ensure R. Wickramasinghe's safety, prison spokesman Jagath Weerasinghe said.
R. Wickramasinghe was arrested and remanded in custody on charges of misappropriation of public funds. He was initially admitted to the prison hospital and later transferred to the National Hospital in Colombo.
It is the first time in Sri Lanka's history that a former president has been arrested and remanded in custody. His retrial is scheduled for Tuesday. -0-
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