The Court of Appeal has issued a writ order annulling the summons issued by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of Police in charge of the Western Province, Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was informed to appear in court as a suspect in connection with the discovery of over Rs.17.8 million found by the Aragalaya activists from the President’s House.
The order was issued by the Judge-bench comprising of Court of Appeal President Justice Nishshanka Bandula Karunaratne and Justice A. Marikkar after considering the writ petition filed by SDIG Tennakoon.
Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal has issued another writ order invalidating a letter issued by the Attorney General to name the SDIG as a suspect in connection with the attack on the “Gota Go Gama” site at the Galle Face Green on May 9 last year.
(Adaderana)
