Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon will be transferred today (21), sources said.
He is due to be transferred on charges related to the May 9 Galle Face.
The CID is scheduled to record a statement from IGP CD Wickramaratne regarding the incident at 2.00 pm today, after which Tennakoon will be transferred, sources said.
Deshabandu Tennakoon is also a close friend of the new Minister of Public Defense Tiran Alles.