July 28, Colombo (LNW): The Attorney General’s Department is in the process of formally requesting the full investigation dossier from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) concerning former State Intelligence Service Director and ex-Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, Nilantha Jayawardena.
Officials confirmed that the request will be submitted to the CID in the coming days, with the aim of reviewing the comprehensive findings related to Jayawardena’s conduct.
The decision on any subsequent legal or procedural action will be taken after a detailed assessment of the report’s contents.
Jayawardena, who held the position of acting Director of the State Intelligence Service at the time of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, was recently dismissed from the police force following his conviction on multiple charges. His removal was actioned promptly by the National Police Commission after the inquiry concluded.
The case remains one of the most high-profile accountability efforts in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings, which led to a national reckoning over lapses in intelligence-sharing and operational oversight.
