A special gazette notification has been published, extending the tenure of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne for a period of three months with effect from March 26.
The communiqué was issued by President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake yesterday (06).
The service period of the police chief was extended by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in terms of Article 41 (C)(1) and 61(E)(b) of the Constitution.
On April 01, the Constitutional Council, chaired by the Speaker of Parliament, gave the nod to the President’s recommendation to re-appoint Wickramaratne as the IGP for a period of three months.
Meanwhile, Senior Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of Western Province, Deshabandu Tennakoon was tipped to be appointed the next police chief, following the retirement of Wickramaratne on March 26.
Earlier, sources had revealed that the Head of State had recommended Tennakoon’s name to the Constitutional Council as the 36th IGP of Sri Lanka Police.
Source By themorning.lk
