Recently while IGP Pujith Jayasundara was addressing a meeting at Rathnapura, he received a telephone call and IGP replied in front of microphone and public thus ‘’ yes sir , Nilame no arrest without my knowledge , sure sir , and no worries ‘’
This talk by IGP had gone viral and several electronic media had broadcast , telecast visuals and audio recordings . Civil societies have raised the issue with the President.
The Constitutional Council has summoned the IGP Pujith Jeyasundara on last Thursday(8) and obtained his explanation . Subsequently the Constitutional Council met on Friday (9) and carefully analyzed the explanation given by the IGP. At the end, the Constitutional Council decided to recommend action against IGP to the President. Accordingly, Constitutional Council has sent their recommendation to the President.