Western Province Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of Police Jagath Abeysiri Gunawardena has been appointed as the SDIG for elections.
The appointment had been approved by the National Police Commission.
Accordingly, Mr. Gunawardena will also serve as the SDIG of the Western Province and Motor Traffic Division.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
The Presidential election will be held on September 21, the Commission of Elections has decided.
The former leader of the New Sama Samaja Party (NSSP) and the New Left Front and well-known figure in left-wing politics in Sri Lanka, Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne, passed away at the age of 81.
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