A State Counsel will appear in court tomorrow (13) on behalf of the police officer currently in remand custody over the alleged assault of a lawyer within the premises of the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has stated.

The IGP further noted that the matter has been handed over to the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) to determine whether the police had acted appropriately during the incident.

IGP Weerasuriya assured that an impartial investigation would be conducted.

Commenting further, IGP Weerasuriya stated:

“The court proceedings regarding this incident will be reconvened tomorrow. The Attorney General has intervened in this matter, and with his assistance, a State Counsel will be appointed to take the necessary legal steps.”

Meanwhile, the Additional Magistrate of Mount Lavinia has ordered further investigations using CCTV footage from within the court premises in connection with an incident where a police officer allegedly assaulted a lawyer.

According to a complaint, the incident occurred on October 10, during an attempt to move the lawyer’s car from the premises. It is alleged that a police officer assaulted the lawyer during the altercation. The Mount Lavinia Police subsequently arrested the officer in question based on the complaint.

The officer was then remanded until Monday (13).