Colombo, March 25, 2025 (AFP) - Sri Lanka to sack jailed police chief

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2025-03-25

Sri Lanka's ruling party said Tuesday it would sack the island nation's police chief, who is in custody awaiting trial over a botched drug raid that resulted in an officer's death. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's ruling coalition submitted a resolution to that effect in parliament, beginning a lengthy legal process to dismiss Inspector-General Deshabandu Tennakoon. "We hope the speaker will act promptly on the resolution," lawmaker and deput......

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