A letter signed by 115 National People’s Power (NPP) parliamentarians, calling for the removal of suspended Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, was handed over to the Speaker of Parliament today. Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said that Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) stands in support of the no-confidence motion proposed by the government. He noted that it was the previous government during which the SJB first acted against Deshabandu Tennakoon, voting against him in the Constitutional Council.

Deshabandu Tennakoon is currently in remand custody in connection with a high-profile shooting incident that occurred in front of a hotel in Weligama in 2023. He has been accused of orchestrating the shooting involving officers from the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), Weligama Police, and the Special Task Force (STF), which led to the death of a CCD officer and injuries to another.