The Supreme Court has today granted permission to hear a petition filed seeking to annul a Court of Appeal decision that nullified a private complaint filed against Deshabandu Tennakoon, who served as the Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Western Province.
The complaint alleged that Mr. Tennakoon supported and abetted the breach of public trust by instructing the funds exceeding Rs. 17.85 million, found by a group of protesters who stormed the President’s House in Colombo Fort in 2022, to be handed over to the then Minister of Public Security.
The petition was filed by Mahinda Jayasinghe, a teacher union leader who was elected to Parliament from the Gampaha District with the highest number of votes in the last general election, representing the National People’s Power. After considering preliminary submissions related to this appeal petition, the Supreme Court granted permission for the hearing.
The relevant petition is scheduled to be heard on June 12 next year.
