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Deshabandu Tennakoon removed as IGP

Political Accountability, Legacy Cases & Electoral Signals2025Very high media attention

What happened

After a parliamentary inquiry into misconduct and abuse-of-power allegations, Parliament passed a resolution to remove IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon from office.

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A significant rule-of-law/accountability action under the NPP government, although the underlying controversies and court cases pre-dated AKD.

Evidence label: Positive outcome (Reforms or actions that count in the government's favour: the record cuts both ways or it is not credible.). Record as of edition 2026-08-24.

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