Pujith Jayasundera ... into custody!

Pujith Jayasundera ... into custody!

2.30 pm - update

After the criminal investigation department interrogated the incident where former inspector general of police Mr. Pujith Jayasundera has reprimanded a police constable and a woman police constable within the confinement of an electric elevator thus amounting to a criminal offence, he was taken into custody this afternoon after which he was produced before court. After the case was heard Colombo Fort magistrate Mr. Ranga
Dissanayaka subsequently ordered that he be released under two sureties of Rs. two lakhs. The case is scheduled to be called once again on 8th January, 2020. 

12.30 pm

It is reported that inspector general of police Mr. Pujith Jayasundera whose services have been suspended was taken into custody this afternoon (1) by criminal investigation department. The reason for being taken into custody is regarding the incident where he has assaulted and threatened Mr. Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Samarakoon who was in service as the operator of an electric elevator. 

Mr. Pujith Jayasundera who was taken into custody was produced before courts today (1), police media spokesman's office has informed. The incident where former inspector general of police Mr. Pujith Jayasundera has reprimanded and attempted assaulting an officer who was operating electric elevator of the criminal investigation department which incidentally created a sensation within the media in 2017 with CCTV clips as evidence. 

According to a complaint lodged by the officer, Abeykoon Mudiyanselage Samarakoon who functioned as operator 01 of the electric elevator of criminal investigation department on 2nd June, 2019 to acting inspector general of police Mr. C.D. Wickramaratna, inquiries were launched by the criminal investigation department in respect of the said incident and thus a case was filed against the former IGP. 

What was mentioned in the petition by the lift operator regarding the incident of 11th April, 2019 is that he was forced to stop the electric elevator transporting garbage of the CID and when he attempted to comply, the former IGP has reprimanded him with the words, "You'll be erased"! ... "You won't be left alone!" and has gone to the extent of holding him by the collar and had tried to assault him. 

Apart from that, the complaint further says that a woman sub-inspector was reprimanded in harsh words by the former IGP that same day and she happens to be the main person to testify in the incident referring to the lift operator while 6 other officers have been named as those providing evidence. It is reported that she has been reprimanded with the words, "Don't you know to act according to my orders? Is there a bigger man than me here?" 

During the last court hearing of last 4th the magistrate informed that it was not necessary that the CCTV clips need be sent to government analyst and that direct evidence of the CID against the former CID with reference to the incident could be used as direct evidence. Before this case is to be called for hearing next 9th, Mr. Pujith Jayasundera has been taken into custody in this manner. Mr. Pujith Jayasundera who was taken into custody is to be produced today (1) before court.