PTI, Colombo :
Sri Lanka’s police chief resigned from his post on Friday, two days after President Maithripala Sirisena asked him to step down over the security establishment’s failure to avert the deadly Easter bombings.
Sirisena, who is also the defence minister, said Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara resigned over failures which led to the attacks on three hotels and three churches on Sunday that claimed 253 lives.
“The IGP has resigned. He has sent his resignation to the acting defense secretary. I’ll nominate a new IGP soon,” the president said. The police chief’s resignation came a day after the country’s defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando handed over his resignation letter to the president. Sirisena had asked Fernando and Jayasundara to quit after their failure to prevent the blasts despite having prior intelligence.
Sri Lanka’s police chief resigned from his post on Friday, two days after President Maithripala Sirisena asked him to step down over the security establishment’s failure to avert the deadly Easter bombings.
Sirisena, who is also the defence minister, said Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara resigned over failures which led to the attacks on three hotels and three churches on Sunday that claimed 253 lives.
“The IGP has resigned. He has sent his resignation to the acting defense secretary. I’ll nominate a new IGP soon,” the president said. The police chief’s resignation came a day after the country’s defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando handed over his resignation letter to the president. Sirisena had asked Fernando and Jayasundara to quit after their failure to prevent the blasts despite having prior intelligence.
