INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Human rights activist, professor, and lawyer Prathibha Mahanamahewa emphasized the need for an investigation committee to review the
proposal seeking the removal of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently in remand custody and suspended
from his duties.Explaining the constitutional process for removing an IGP, Prof
This committee is primarily nominated by the Chief Justice and includes a sitting Supreme Court judge, the Chairman of the National Police
The motion, signed by 115 MPs, lists 27 corruption charges against the IGP.Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa announced that the
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) would fully support the motion
incident near a hotel in the Weligama area, had surrendered to court nearly 20 days after an arrest warrant was issued over his involvement
Following his surrender, the Matara Magistrate ordered that Tennakoon be remanded until April 3.
