Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- A State Counsel will appear in court tomorrow (13) on behalf of the police officer currently in remand custody over the alleged assault of a lawyer within the premises of the Mount Lavinia Magistrate's Court, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has stated.

The IGP further noted that the matter has been handed over to the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) to determine whether the police had acted appropriately during the incident.

IGP Weerasuriya assured that an impartial investigation would be conducted.

Commenting further, IGP Weerasuriya stated:

"The court proceedings regarding this incident will be reconvened tomorrow. The Attorney General has intervened in this matter, and with his a...