Former Public Security Minister Tiran Alles has been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to record a statement regarding the death of a police sergeant from the Colombo Crimes Division during a shooting incident near a hotel in Weligama, Matara in 2023.<\/p>\n
Police said that the former Minister has been summoned to the CID on Monday (31) for a statement to be recorded regarding the incident.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the Matara Magistrate\u2019s Court ordered the arrest of seven police officers including IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon over a shooting incident that took place in front of the W15 Hotel in the Pelena area in Weligama, Matara, on December 31, 2023.<\/p>\n
On that day, a CCD team had travelled to the area to arrest a suspect without informing the area police. Policemen had opened fire at the CCD due to a mistaken identity, and one of the police sergeants, Upul Chaminda Kumara (46) was killed in the incident, while a Sub-Inspector (SI) was injured.<\/p>\n
IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon is currently remanded in connection with the incident.<\/p>\n
It was reported that the former Minister was summoned for an inquiry due to suspicions that the former Minister is aware of information regarding the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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