Courtesy Hiru News

Police Headquarters has announced that the Mount Lavinia Headquarters Police have commenced an investigation into a senior lawyer who accompanied the attorney allegedly assaulted by a police officer in the Mount Lavinia Court premises.

Police Headquarters issued a statement confirming that the investigation targets the senior lawyer for allegedly swearing at and threatening the police officer involved in the incident and using criminal force to obstruct his duty.

The police statement provides the following background:

The police officer in question was arrested following a complaint that he assaulted an attorney during an incident that occurred on October 10, 2025, when the lawyer was attempting to remove his car from the Mount Lavinia Court premises.

The officer was produced before the court and remanded until October 13, 2025.

The Mount Lavinia Headquarters Police have since launched an investigation into the senior lawyer who was present with the aggrieved attorney.

The police said that a video recordingshowing the senior lawyer swearing at, threatening, and using criminal force to obstruct the police officer’s duty has been obtained and submitted to the police station as case material for further investigation.

Statements have been recorded from several individuals present at the court premises at the time of the incident.

The Mount Lavinia Headquarters Police are conducting further investigations under the supervision of the Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the Mount Lavinia Division.