Legal Challenge: Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith Opposes Petition to Quash Suresh Sallay's PTA Detention

• Context: Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has requested the Court of Appeal’s permission to intervene in a legal case involving former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay. • The Intervention: The Cardinal filed an intervening petition urging the court to reject Sallay's request to invalidate his detention, arguing that the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) ongoing investigations should not be impeded. • The Appeal: Former SIS Director Suresh Sallay has petitioned the Court of Appeal for a writ to quash the detention order issued under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), contending that the CID directive authorizing his detention and interrogation is unlawful.