The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (03) ordered the acquittal of former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara from charges of criminal assault and criminal intimidation against an elevator operator at Police Headquarters.
The complaint had been lodged by A.H. Samarakoon Banda, an elevator operator attached to the Criminal Investigation Department and a resident of Ragama, alleging that on April 11, 2017, the former IGP attempted to assault him and threatened him with abusive language.
Announcing the verdict, the Fort Magistrate’s Court stated that it concluded the former IGP had not acted with the intent to commit an assault.
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