Sri Lanka's parliament votes to fire country's police chief over abuse of power

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COLOMBO, Sri LAnka — Lawmakers in Sri Lanka voted Tuesday to fire the country's police chief for misconduct and gross abuse of power, making him the island nation's first inspector-general to be impeached.
In the 225-member parliament, 117 lawmakers voted to fire Deshabandu Tennakoon. No one opposed, while one member abstained.

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