Sri Lanka, March 16 -- An agreement has been reached between the Attorney General (AG) and the legal counsels of the suspects implicated in the 2023 shooting incident near a hotel in Weligama.

In this regard, the AG has issued a special notice today (16) regarding the order to arrest former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon and six other suspects in connection with the incident.

Accordingly, based on the agreement reached, the AG has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) not to arrest the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) and five other accused, excluding the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is wanted in connection with the incident and is currently absconding.

The Poli...