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Catholics in Sri Lanka support arrest of govt official over 2019 Easter attacks
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According to reports in court by investigators, there would be evidence of accusations against Suresh Salley in the documentary broadcast by Channel 4. Located links with Islamist circles that could be part of a plan of destabilisation of the country, with the aim of influencing the political balances. The defense rejects the accusations recalling that when bombs exploded the former general was in Malaysia.
Catholics in Sri Lanka support arrest of govt official over 2019 Easter attacks
Arresting a retired general in Sri Lanka in a case around the 2019 Easter bombings is “the right direction,” according to a leading Catholic official. The suicide bomb attacks on April 21, 2019, killed nearly 270 people and officials believed to be inspired by the Islamic State group. Suresh Salley, a retired army major general, was arrested last month by the country’s Criminal Investigation Department for possible “links or lapses” ahead of the…
Sri Lanka court told ex-intelligence chief Suresh Salley linked to Easter Sunday attacks
AI-generated image Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Retired Major General Suresh Sallay, who is currently detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), is facing allegations directly connected to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court was informed yesterday (March 11). Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara made this observation when the Criminal Investigation Department (C…
Court Hears Allegations Linking Former Intelligence Chief Suresh Salley to Easter Attacks • Sri Lanka Brief
Former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Retired Major General Suresh Salley—currently detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)—faces allegations directly linked to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara said in court today. The Magistrate noted that the matters before the court do not concern dereliction of duty or unrelated issues, but rather allegations of direct connections to …
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