Srilanka, March 17 -- The Court of Appeal today (17) dismissed without hearing the writ petition filed by IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, which sought an interim injunction to prevent the execution of the Matara Magistrate's Court order for his arrest in connection with the 2023 shooting incident in Weligama.

As a result, the bench of judges instructed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to take immediate steps to arrest Tennakoon and present him in court.

The petition was considered by the Appellate Division on March 12, and the ruling was delivered this morning by the bench, which included Acting Chairman of the Appellate Division, Justice Mohamed Lafar Tahir, and Justice Sarath Dissanayake.

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