President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has approved the letter removing Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The letter was submitted by Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne per the resolution passed in Parliament yesterday on Deshabandu Tennakoon’s removal from Office.
Following the President’s nomination of a candidate to the Constitutional Council for the position of IGP, a new Inspector General will be appointed based on majority approval.
In the vote held in Parliament yesterday on the proposal to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon from office, 177 votes were cast in favour of the resolution, with none against. One Member of Parliament abstained from voting.
On 22nd July, it was revealed in Parliament that Deshabandu Tennakoon was found guilty of the allegations against him.
This was announced by Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne when presenting the report of the Parliamentary committee that investigated Tennakoon.
Accordingly, the committee unanimously recommended that Deshabandu Tennakoon be removed from his position. He faced allegations of abuse of power and misconduct in office. (Islandnews)
