Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday (20), has been ordered to remain in remand custody until August 27.
The order was delivered by Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura, according to court correspondents.
Tennakoon was apprehended at his residence by a CID team in connection with the probe into the violent attack on the ‘Aragalaya’ protest at Galle Face Green on May 9, 2022.
On the same day, the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court turned down an anticipatory bail application filed on behalf of the former IGP, which sought to prevent his arrest. After reviewing the application submitted by his legal counsel, Magistrate Lankapura rejected the request, leaving Tennakoon in custody.
