Top gallantry award given to Air Force officer cancelled
A top gallantry award given to Air Force officer, Group Captain LC Dissanayake has been cancelled through an extraordinary gazette notice.
The award of Weerodara Vibhushanaya to Group Captain LC Dissanayake (01854) – General Duties Pilot, has been cancelled through the gazette notice.
The gazette notice does not specify why the award given to the officer has been cancelled.
Weerodara Vibhushanaya is considered the second-highest decoration awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka.
Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd.) issued the gazette notice cancelling the award published in the Government Gazette Extraordinary Number 1988/23 dated 13.10.2016.
The gazette notice cancelling the award has been signed on 16th June, 2022 and published this week. (Colombo Gazette)