Ranil Wickremesinghe Denies Seeking Immunity in Bond Scam

News Today: Ranil Wickremesinghe Denies Immunity Claims in Bond Scam

A spokesman for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe today denied claims made by Cabinet Minister Vijitha Herath, stating that Wickremesinghe sought Presidential immunity in connection with the controversial bond scam legal proceedings.

“Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe had no reason to seek immunity and, in fact, has never made such a request,” former Presidential Media Director Dhanushka Ramanayake said in a statement. He also pointed out that the former President Wickremesinghe is not even a witness in the case.

While claiming that legal proceedings have begun on the Central Bank Treasury Bond Scam, Cabinet Minister Vijitha Herath earlier said that the legal proceedings had previously been stalled due to former President Wickremesinghe’s immunity.

However, Mr. Ramanayake denied the claims and said that the statement is deliberately or unintentionally misleading.

He confirmed that the Presidential Commission, which was appointed to look into the allegation released Mr. Wickremesinghe.

“In this context, as a responsible Minister and cabinet spokesman, I would like to kindly inform you that it is inappropriate to make false statements, whether knowingly or unknowingly,” Mr. Ramanayake concluded.