Wickramaratne, requesting that Jasin Arachchi be assigned duties suitable for her DIG position or that she be reassigned as the DIG of the Police Ombudsman Range. Thereafter, on 13 December 2020, duties of the Police Ombudsman Range were transferred to her. A petition was filed by 33 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) seeking an order staying the National Police Commission’s (NPC) decision to appoint Jasin Arachchi as a DIG. The petitioners maintain that the decision to appoint Jasin Arachchi to the post of DIG is illegal and unlawful. The Police appointed SSP Jasin Arachchi as its first woman DIG in 2020.

Source: The Nation May 06, 2021 22:41 UTC