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Court of Appeal reserves order on Deshabandu’s Writ petition for March 17
Colombo, March 12 (Daily Mirror) - The Court of Appeal today reserved its order on the writ petition filed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon until March 17.
In his writ petition, Deshabandu Tennakoon sought an order to stay the arrest warrant issued by the Matara Magistrate.
The Matara Magistrate had previously ordered Tennakoon’s arrest in connection with the Weligama shooting incident.
The two-judge bench of the Court of Appeal, comprising Justices Mohamed Laffar and Sarath Dissanayake, heard the case and made this order.
President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva, appearing for Tennakoon, argued that the Magistrate's arrest order was issued contrary to legal provisions and without recording a statement from his client.
However, Additional Solicitor General Dileepa Pieris, PC, appearing for the Attorney General, informed court that Tennakoon was the mastermind behind the Weligama hotel operation, which led to a shooting targeting the hotel owner. He further urged court to dismiss the petition in limine, citing Tennakoon’s suppression of material facts related to the Matara Magistrate's Court proceedings.
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