BREAKING: Deshabandu Tennakoon appointed as IGP

COLOMBO (News 1st);  

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police and Acting Inspector General of Police, Deshbandu Tennakoon has been appointed as the new Inspector General of Police. He is now the country's 36th Police Chief. 

This appointment, in compliance with the stipulations outlined in Articles 41C.(1) and 61E.(b) of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, has been made pursuant to the authority vested on President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake presented the official appointment letter to Deshbandu Tennakoon this afternoon (26) at the Presidential Secretariat.