Concerned about the detention of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasinghe on what, on the face of it, seem trivial charges. His health issues have already seen him taken to the prison hospital. I call on the government of Sri Lanka -- while fully respecting that this is their internal matter -- to abjure the politics of vengeance and treat their former President with the respect and dignity that he deserves, after his decades of service to the nation.
Please urgently release Ranil Wickremesinghe!
I join the many leaders in Sri Lanka, South Asia and around the world calling for the immediate release of Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. We are all concerned for his health during detention.
Ranil was the leader who stood up to save Sri Lanka when the nation reached rock bottom of economic and political disaster in 2022.
The accusations against Ranil are without merit. Even if they were true, they will not constitute any criminal or even unacceptable behavior in Europe.
I give full support to the Sri Lankan Governments campaign against corruption, but please focus on real issues!
When you're insecure, you hunt your opponents that's what failed leaders do. It's a black day for democracy. We stand with the man who stood up in Sri Lanka's darkest hour @RW_SRILANKA 🇱🇰