Sri Lanka, Feb. 18 -- Former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake is scheduled to be produced in court once again today (18).

When the case related to the misuse of public funds involving former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken up for hearing at the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court on February 11, Saman Ekanayake was further remanded until today.

The case was filed in relation to a complaint filed against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, alleging the misappropriation of more than Rs. 16.2 million in public funds. It is alleged that the funds were used to finance a private foreign visit to attend his wife's graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023.

Ekanayake was arrested and remanded on suspicion of aidi...