Galle Face ARAGALAYA: A Senior DIG to be named as a suspect
Galle Face ARAGALAYA: A Senior DIG to be named as a suspect
The Attorney General has informed Police Inspector General Chandana Wickramaratne to name Western Province Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Deshabandu Tennakoon as a suspect in the case regarding the violence at Galle Face, on May 9 last year.
The Attorney General has informed Police Inspector General Chandana Wickramaratne to name Western Province Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Deshabandu Tennakoon as a suspect in the case regarding the violence at Galle Face, on May 9 last year.
The Attorney General has directed the IGP to charge SDIG Deshabandu Tennakoon with aiding and abetting those who attacked peaceful protesters at Galle Face, by failing to carry out his duties.
Including former minister Johnston Fernando and State Minister Sanath Nishantha, the Attorney General has also instructed the Police to name 33 other suspects over the violence that took place at Galle Face on May 9 last year.
According to sources, the SDIG Tennakoon is one of the front-runners to become the next IGP after the retirement of IGP Wickramaratne, whose term was extended by a further three months last month.
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