Anxieties surrounding police leadership

July 8 – July 28, 2024 | Vol.14, #28, 29 & 30 Photo credits: Ceylon Today Highlights: The SC's interim order against Deshbandu gave rise to two conerns: (1) President Wickremesinghe might use him as a 'pawn' to undermine democratic freedoms in the run up to elections and (2) the executive's refusal to adhere to the SC's ruling in the an attempt to potentially delay elections through a legal logjam. Event: On July 18, President Ranil Wickremesinghe published the gazette notification for the 22nd…