CID yet to report facts to court on detention of retired Major General Suresh Sallay  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former intelligence chief on Wednesday, the most high-profile official netted in the long-running investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. Police said retired Major General Suresh Sallay was taken into custody at dawn in a suburb of the capital, Colombo. “He was arrested for conspiracy and aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday attacks,” an investigating officer told AFP. “He has been in touch with people involved in the attacks, even rec...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake signed an order under the tough Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to hold retired Army Major General Suresh Sallay for 90 days for questioning by detectives

Ali Sabry raises concerns over arrest of Suresh Sallay  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan SIS Chief Suresh Sallay and a former Trade Secretary were arrested in separate incidents, with the latter's arrest linked to corruption allegations in the Mahapola Lottery.

Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has detained Suresh Sallay for a period of 90 days.

Suresh Sallay has been detained for 72 hours in Sri Lanka.

Investigators say Suresh Sallay aided and conspired in the deadly Easter Sunday attacks that killed nearly 300 people.