Gampaha Magistrate initiates contempt of court action against IGP
Source: Sri Lanka Mirror
Category: Politics
Region: General
Published: October 22, 2026 at 03:24
π Summary
Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunaratne has referred a case file to the President of the Court of Appeal (CoA) to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) for contempt of court. The Magistrate ruled that the IGP had disregarded the courtβs instructions and accused the police of attempting to mislead the [β¦]