Sri Lanka, July 30 -- Colombo Fort Magistrate Nilupuli Lankapura yesterday (29) issued notice to the Director of Unit 3 of the CID's Special Investigations Division, instructing him to appear in court on August 5 and clarify whether former Senior DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon is to be arrested.

This order was issued following the consideration of a motion filed by Tennakoon seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the investigation into the police crackdown on protesters at Galle Face Green during the 2022 protest.

The anticipatory bail application was submitted citing the risk of arrest prior to the conclusion of a pending Fundamental Rights case before the Supreme Court. The petitioner argued that the incident in question where governm...