A Committee of Inquiry headed by a Supreme Court Judge has been appointed to investigate the allegations of misconduct and abuse of power against Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.
Chaired by Supreme Court Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, the committee also includes Justice Neil Iddawala and the Chairman of the National Police Commission (NPC) – Lalith Ekanayake.
A resolution to appoint a Committee of Inquiry for the removal of Deshabandu Tennakoon from his position as IGP due to alleged misconduct and abuse of power was passed in Parliament on April 08 with 151 MPs voting in favour.
