Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The legal counsels of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon have submitted a motion to the Court of Appeal in relation to the petition filed by him.

The petition seeks an order to prevent his arrest in relation to the shooting incident that occurred in 2023 near a hotel in Weligama and seeks to stay the arrest order issued by the Matara Magistrate's Court.

Accordingly, the motion submitted by his attorneys requests permission to submit additional documents related to the case.

The motion, filed today by Deshabandu Tennakoon's lawyers, is submitted ahead of the appeal decision to be delivered today (17) regarding whether or not the interim injunction sought in this case will be issued.

The...