Sri Lanka Ex-president Rushed To Intensive Care After Jailing

Fuente: International Business Times

Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe looks on as he sits in a prison bus in Colombo AFP Sri Lanka's jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday, a day after being charged with misusing government funds for foreign travel. Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was remanded in custody on Friday night, was severely dehydrated and required close monitoring, the deputy director-general of Colombo National Hospital told AFP. "He has to be closely observed and treated for acute dehydration to prevent serious complications," Rukshan Bellana said.