IGP orders CID to act on AG’s directive
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) today instructed the CID to act on the instruction of the Attorney General, arrest and produce 22 persons, including MPs and former ministers, in connection with the attack on the peaceful protests at Galle Face and opposite Temple Trees on May 9.
The AG on Monday directed the IGP and the Senior DIG in charge of the CID to immediately arrest and produce the 22 persons including MPs Johnston Fernando, Sanath Nishantha, Sanjeewa Edirimanne and Milan Jayatilake in connection with the incident at Kollupitiya and Galle Face Green.
The direction has been given after taking into consideration the police investigation reports into the attacks together with the AG Department’s investigations of the incident.