Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The Court of Appeal has dismissed the writ petition filed by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, seeking an interim injunction to prevent the execution of the arrest order issued by the Matara Magistrate's Court against him in connection with the shooting incident that took place in Weligama, Matara, in 2023.

Subsequently, the Appeals Court has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to take immediate steps to arrest Deshabandu Tennakoon and present him before the court.

The Court of Appeal bench, comprising Acting President of the Court of Appeal Mohamed Lafar Tahir and Justice Sarath Dissanayake, announced the verdict this morning (17), stating that the relevant petition wi...