Brigadier Priyanka Fernando Who Had Temporarily Removed From Defense Adviser Post In Sri Lankan High Commission In London ,Reinstated In His Post As Per Directive Of The President

Brigadier Priyanka  Fernando who had been temporarily removed from the post he held as Defense Adviser to the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in United Kingdom by the Foreign Ministry yesterday(06) over a video circulated in Websites and Social Media showing that he pointed a throat cut to a group of Tamil Diaspora Protestors who were conducted a protest campaign in front of the Sri Lankan Embassy in London United Kingdom during the Sri Lanka's Independence Day (04th of February)in support of the Tamil Eelam, is reinstated in  post as per the directive of President Maithripala Sirisena according to the Sri Lanka Army.

President Sirisena has ordered the Foreign Affairs Ministry to revoke it's decision to suspend Brigadier Fernando who is one of the Sri Lankan war heroes during the Civil war against LTTE in Northern Sri Lanka and reinstate him in his post after the Army Commander Lieutenant General  Mahesh Senanayake had discussed  the issue with President it has been stated.

Army Commander Lineament General Senannayake has pointed out that Brigadier Fernando cannot be removed from the post just by considering   a video circulated in the internet.

Sri Lanka Army had already begun an investigation over the incident involved by Brigadier Priyanka Fernando after the Foreign Affairs Ministry had ordered the Sri Lankan Ambassador to United Kingdom to suspend the Brigadier from the post over the incident.