INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The service extension granted to the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), C.D
ends today.The current IGP C.D
for his retirement.Meanwhile, President Ranil Wickremesinghe took measures to grant him a service extension of three months.However, a final
decision on appointing a new IGP has not been arrived yet, while it is reported that the President will arrive at a decision regarding the
matter, once he returned to the island following his ongoing foreign visit.The recommendation of the President regarding the post of IGP
must be approved after submitting it to the Constitutional Council.The names of the Senior DIGs Nilantha Jayawardene, Lalith Pathinayake,
Deshabandu Tennakoon, Priyantha Weerasooriya and Ajith Rohana have been nominated for the position so far.
