⚖️ Court of Appeal Postpones Suresh Sallay's PTA Challenge to July 10

The Court of Appeal yesterday deferred the hearing of a writ petition filed by former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay. The petition seeks to invalidate a detention order issued against him under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) following his arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). • Legal Proceedings: The case was taken up before a bench comprising Justices Rohantha Abeysooriya and Priyantha Fernando. • Submissions: President’s Counsel Sanjeewa Jayawardena, representing Sallay, presented submissions detailing the operations and ideology of the ISIS terrorist organization within Sri Lanka. • Next Steps: Following the submissions, the Court ordered the matter to be called again on 10 July 2026 for further arguments. Sallay is seeking judicial intervention to set aside the legality of the PTA detention order.