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Ex-IGP files petition seeking to prevent his arrest (Update)

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Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has filed a writ petition with the Court of Appeal seeking an order preventing his arrest.

The petition, filed through his legal representatives, has requested that an interim injunction be issued to stay the arrest warrant issued against him by the Matara Magistrate’s Court.

The Matara Magistrate’s Court had recently issued a warrant for the arrest of the former IGP in connection with a shooting incident that took place in front of the W15 Hotel in the Pelena area of Weligama, Matara, on December 31, 2023.

Earlier, Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, had announced that six police teams have been assigned to locate and arrest Tennakoon.

(Previous news 2025 March 10 -11.59.a.m.)


Six police teams assigned to arrest Deshabandu

Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, announced that six police teams have been assigned to locate and arrest former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.

The Minister further mentioned that relevant investigations are currently ongoing.

The Matara Magistrate’s Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Mr. Deshabandu Tennakoon on February 28.

This warrant is related to the investigation into the shooting incident that occurred in front of a hotel in the Pelena area of Matara on December 31, 2023.

Following the court order, the former IGP has also been banned from travelling abroad.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala, stated yesterday that steps will be taken to seize the properties of individuals who evade court orders.

He emphasized that rank or position does not exempt anyone from the law.

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Assets of 02 police officers to be probed

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Assets of two prominent police officers are to be probed after authorities received a number of complaints, highly placed sources in the government say.

One officer in question is a DIG while the other is a SSP, reports add.

The Police Illegal Assets And Property Investigation Division are conducting further investigations.

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AG seeks CID probe into social media smear campaign against his staff

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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has opened a probe following a complaint by Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe that his staff have been unduly targeted by false allegations on social media.

The AG’s instruction to the CID came after several of his staff complained to him over the allegation on social media.

Particularly targeted are senior AG’s Department officials awaiting promotions, sources said.

In one of the posts, a senior officer was accused of being supportive of granting bail to Thamil Makkal Viduthal Puligal (TMVP) leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillaiyan, when his fundamental rights application over his arrest was taken up. During the hearing of the FR case, the matter of bail was not even considered, the sources said.

Another allegation was that in a case related to the suspended Police Chief Deshabandu Tennakoon, the AG prevented a senior officer from representing the department and instead sent a junior officer. However, on the particular day, the senior officer was indisposed, the sources said.

These allegations surface as the AG’s Department has filed more than 600 new indictments in High Courts so far this year, while the Bribery Commission has also referred several bribery and corruption cases to the AG for prosecution.

(sundaytimes.lk)
(This story, originally published by sundaytimes.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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19-yr. old dies after falling from elevator

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A 19-year-old youth has died after falling from a service elevator at a hotel in the Pannai area, in the Jaffna Police Division.

According to the police, the incident had occurred last night (June 21) and the deceased has been identified as a resident of Nirveli, Jaffna.

According to investigations, the youth was employed at the hotel and had been using the service elevator -intended for transporting goods.

Further investigations are underway.

This incident follows a similar case recently reported from a hotel in Moratuwa last week.

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