INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Constitutional Council has approved the appointment of Senior DIG Priyantha Weerasooriya as the Acting Inspector General of Police
(IGP).The Constitutional Council convened a meeting at the parliamentary complex today (08) under the chairmanship of Speaker Mahinda Yapa
Abeywardena to take a final decision on approving the appointment of the Acting IGP.Under existing regulations, any individual serving as
SIG in charge of the North Central Province, a position he held since March 2024.A law enforcement professional with 36 years of unblemished
service, Weerasooriya had served across various ranks, from Police Constable to Senior DIG, with key roles in operational, middle, and
strategic management.Notably, SDIG Priyantha Weerasooriya is the first officer in the 158-year history of the police service to rise from
the rank of Police Constable to Inspector General of Police (IGP).A Law graduate from the University of Colombo, he became an Assistant
Superintendent of Police (ASP) after being sworn in as a lawyer at the Sri Lanka Law College.He also holds a Bachelor of Business
thirty-six years of outstanding service in the Police Department.Having served as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) overseeing
Crime and Traffic, as well as the Director of Police Logistics, SDIG Weerasooriya has participated in United Nations peacekeeping missions
in East Timor and Haiti.At the time of his appointment as Acting IGP, he was serving as the SDIG in charge of the North Central Province.
