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Sri Lanka ex-president arrested in anti-corruption crackdown

Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he arrives to appear before a court after his arrest in Colombo on August 22, 2025. [AFP]

Sri Lankan police arrested former president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday, making him the most senior opposition figure to be detained under an anti-corruption crackdown by the new leftist government.

Sri Lanka's anti-graft units have led the crackdown since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake came to power in September on a promise to fight corruption.

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