Jayantha Wickramarathne

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Jayantha Wickramarathne
31st Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police
In office
1 July 2008 –2 November 2009
Preceded by Victor Perera
Succeeded by Mahinda Balasuriya
Personal details
Spouse(s)Anoma Goonetilleke
Alma mater Thurstan College
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Profession Police officer

Jayantha Wickramarathne was the 31st Sri Lankan Inspector-General of Police. [1]

Sri Lanka Island country in South Asia

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea. The island is geographically separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. The legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, is a suburb of the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the Minister of Law and Order, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Law and Order as it is currently. Senior DIG C. D. Wickramaratne is currently acting as IGP while Pujith Jayasundara is on compulsory leave.

Educated at Thurstan College, Colombo [2] Wickramarathne gained a second class honours degree in Public Administration at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura [3] and later joined the Sri Lanka Police as a Probationary Assistant Superintendent. [2] He retired in November 2009 after thirty-four years in the Police and was awarded the Purna Bhumi Padakkama medal and Sri Lanka Police award for excellent service. [2]

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Sri Lanka Police

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In July 2016 Wickramarathne was questioned by police in connection with the January 2009 murder of Lasantha Wickrematunge, the editor of The Sunday Leader .

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References

  1. ↑ "Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police N.K. Illangakoon to lead Sri Lanka Police". Asian Tribune. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Thurstanites honoured for gallantry". Sunday Observer . 12 July 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "The inaugural ceremony of 12th intake of Diploma in Public Management". Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce University of Sri Jayewardenepura. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
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