The Court of Appeal yesterday postponed further consideration of a writ petition filed by former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay seeking to invalidate a detention order issued under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) following his arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The petition was taken up before a bench comprising Justices Rohantha Abeysooriya and Priyantha Fernando.
During the hearing, President’s Counsel Sanjeewa Jayawardena, appearing for Sallay, made submissions outlining how the ideology of the ISIS terrorist organisation had operated within Sri Lanka, according to court proceedings.
After hearing the submissions, the Court directed that the matter be called again on 10 July for further arguments.
Sallay’s petition challenges the legality of the detention order issued under the PTA after his arrest, with the former intelligence chief seeking judicial intervention to have the order set aside.
The case is among a number of ongoing legal proceedings arising from investigations being conducted by the CID.