• Says former President is not even a witness in this case

A spokesman for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday refuted claims made by Cabinet Spokesman Vijitha Herath, stating that Wickremesinghe never 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 said that former President Wickremesinghe is not even a witness in this case.  

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