Briefed former President on plans to fight organised crime: Deshabandu

Colombo, June 23 (Daily Mirror) - He briefed former President Ranil Wickremeisnghe of the programme he had in his mind to fight organised crime and drug related offences, IGP Deshabandu Tennekoon told the commission probing allegations against him.

“Ranil Wickremesinghe inquired from me about the plans I have in mind to fight organised crime and drug related offences.  Therefore, I briefed him about my plans. The then Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles was present at that time,” Tennekoon said.

He said he was nominated as the IGP by the former President after this briefing.

Tennekoon also revealed that he was offered the post of Security Advisor for Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) for a monthly salary of Rs. 250,000. He said he declined to accept this offer. 

“I did not want to draw two salaries, therefore I declined the office,” he said in this regard. 

However Tennekoon did mention that he did work with SLC for some time before he was offered the job.

Further, Tennekoon claimed that none of the persons who testified before the commission had found fault with him, except for DIG Hambantota Nishantha de Soyza.