Sri Lanka, March 26 -- The widely publicized series of recent events connected with the unethical and unseemly conduct of the de-facto IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon not only painted a sordid, shameful picture of the Sri Lanka Police but undermined very badly whatever little trust and confidence the citizens had on the law enforcement authorities, as well.
It is well known that despite his tainted and tarnished public image, he was promoted as IGP, purely due to unyielding political influence during President RW's tenure. However, this controversial appointment was challenged in Supreme Court and subsequently DT was suspended as IGP in July 2024.
Amidst this saga, IGP Tennakoon, became a fugitive playing 'Hide and Seek' with his own subordina...