Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Galle region and two other senior police officers have tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court to a group of lawyers over the disruption of a peaceful protest they held near the Galle Fort during the 2022 economic crisis.

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, Justices Achala Wengappuli, and Sampath Wijeratne, took up the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition for hearing.

The petition had been filed by two Galle-based attorneys, Ajith Kumara and Amaradiwakara Liyanage, who alleged that the actions of the police had violated their fundamental rights, said Ada Derana reporter.

At the hearing, the respon...