The Court of Appeal has dismissed the writ petition submitted by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, seeking an interim injunction to prevent the execution of the arrest order issued by the Matara Magistrates Court versus him in connection with the shooting event that occurred in Weligama, Matara, in 2023.
Consequently, the Appeals Court has purchased the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to take instant steps to arrest Deshabandu Tennakoon and present him before the court.The Court of Appeal bench, comprising Acting President of the Court of Appeal Mohamed Lafar Tahir and Justice Sarath Dissanayake, announced the verdict today (17 ), specifying that the appropriate petition will be dismissed without a hearing.The petition submitted by Tennakoon before the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to prevent his arrest, was taken up for consideration on March 12.
His legal agents had requested an interim injunction to stay the arrest warrant issued by the Matara Magistrates Court.Meanwhile, today, Tennakoons legal agent has actually sent a movement to the Court of Appeal in relation to the petition.
The motion requests authorization to send extra files connected to the case.The movement was filed ahead of the appeal decision concerning Deshabandus writ petition.Additionally, a contract has actually been reached between the Attorney General (AG) and the legal counsel of the suspects implicated in the 2023 shooting occurrence near a hotel in Weligama.
In this regard, the AG issued an unique notification yesterday (16) concerning the order to detain former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon and 6 other suspects in connection with the incident.As per the contract, the AG has directed the CID not to arrest the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) and 5 other accused individuals, leaving out previous IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is wanted in connection with the event and is currently absconding.The Matara Magistrates Court had actually ordered the arrest of eight previous officers of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), including previous IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, and named them as suspects in the shooting incident that happened in front of the W15 Hotel in the Pelena area of Weligama, Matara, on December 31, 2023.
Following this, the CID was advised to apprehend and provide the eight individuals, consisting of previous Acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, before the court.Meanwhile, police investigations are ongoing to find Tennakoon, who is currently averting arrest.