MP Wimal Weerawansa’s brother, Sarath Weerawansa, who was arrested by the Police Financial Crimes Investigations Division, earlier on Thursday, September 1, has been remanded till September 7.

The decision was made after Sarath Weerawansa was presented before Colombo Fort Magistrate, Lanka Jayaratne.

He was arrested after being questioned over the misuse of state vehicles belonging to the Presidential Secretariat.

Sarath Weerawansa was summoned to the Police FCID for questioning on Thursday morning.

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