The Department of Prisons will review a request from suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently in remand custody, to receive meals from home.
According to Ada Derana, Prisons Media Spokesperson, Commissioner Gamini B. Dissanayake, confirmed that Tennakoon has formally requested permission and has been asked to provide valid reasons to justify it. Once submitted, prison authorities will assess the request and take appropriate action.
Tennakoon, wanted in connection with a shooting outside a Weligama hotel, surrendered to the Matara Magistrate’s Court 20 days after an arrest warrant was issued. He is currently held at Dumbara Prison and remanded until April 3.