Wimal Weerawansa transferred to National Hospital

National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa was transferred to the National Hospital from the Prison Hospital a short while ago.

The former Housing and Construction Minister was admitted to the Prison Hospital following a hunger strike, in protest of the Colombo High Court refusal to grant him bail.

Weerawansa was held on charges he caused the government a loss of Rs. 91 million by misusing state-owned vehicles.