Sri Lanka, May 19 -- Suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon appeared before the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee today (May 19), which is tasked with investigating allegations of misconduct and serious abuse of office against him.

According to the Parliament Secretariat, Tennakoon's appearance took place at 2:00 p.m. in Committee Room No. 8 of Parliament.

This marks his first appearance before the committee, which has been conducting preliminary inquiries over the past few weeks and formally commenced its investigation today.

The committee, appointed under Section 5 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act, No. 5 of 2002, was established following a resolution passed in Parliament on April 8, 2025. The resolu...