Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Committee of Inquiry appointed in terms of Section 6 of the Removal of Officers (Procedure) Act No: 5 of 2002 to investigate and inquire into the allegations levelled against Deshabandu Tennakoon (Full name Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Wanshalankara Deshabandu Tennakoon) and to remove him from the office of the Inspector General of Police, has observed that Tennakoon has committed one or more acts of misconduct and gross abuse of power in his capacity as the Inspector General of Police, bringing Sri Lanka Police into disrepute.

Deshabandu Tennakoon was accused of misusing his powers and giving an unlawful order to a police team to fire at the W15 hotel in Weligama. This resulted in one police officer succumbing to gu...