The Court of Appeal has announced that its decision on former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon’s writ petition, seeking to cancel the arrest warrant issued against him by the Matara Magistrate’s Court, will be delivered on 17 March 2025.

Tennakoon’s petition, which requests an order to prevent his arrest, was taken up before the Court of Appeal today (12).

Filed through his legal representatives, the petition seeks an interim injunction to stay the arrest warrant issued by the Matara Magistrate’s Court.

In his petition, Tennakoon claims that his arrest is being influenced by Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security Ravi Seneviratne and former CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekara.

Meanwhile, police investigations are ongoing to locate Tennakoon, who remains in hiding to evade arrest.