Former IGP Deshabandhu Tennakoon has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal seeking an interim injunction to suspend the warrant issued by the Matara Magistrate’s Court to arrest him.
He has filed this petition through his lawyers.
The Matara Magistrate’s Court had recently issued a warrant for the arrest of Deshabandhu Tennakoon in connection with a shooting incident that took place in front of the W15 Hotel in the Pelena area, Weligama, Matara on December 31, 2023.
The petition was taken up before a two-member bench of the Court of Appeal comprising Acting President of the Court of Appeal, Mohamed Lafar Tahir, and Justice Sarath Dissanayake today (10). The petition is scheduled to be considered further on March 12th.