Sallay’s mother seeks an opportunity to meet Prez
C. Sallay, mother of former Head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (retd.) Suresh Sallay, has requested an opportunity to meet President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. In a letter dated 23 August, she has urged the President not to extend her son’s detention. Sallay has been detained in terms of the Prevention of Terrorism […]
C. Sallay, the mother of former Sri Lanka State Intelligence Service (SIS) Head Major General Suresh Sallay, has penned a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, requesting an opportunity to meet with him. In the letter dated August 23, Sallay implores the President to refrain from extending her son's detention, who is currently held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
Sallay was arrested towards the end of February this year, and has been under two detention orders issued by President Dissanayake, who served as the defence minister at the time.
Recent campaigners advocating for Sallay's release have voiced concerns over the potential issuance of a third detention order this week. Should this occur, Sallay would be subjected to an additional 90-day confinement period. In her letter to President Dissanayake, Sallay's mother emphasizes that her son had devoted 37 years of his life to the Sri Lanka Army, dedicating his youth and precious time with his family to the country's service.
Sallay's mother stresses that she is not seeking to halt any ongoing investigations. Instead, she underscores the importance of basing investigations on concrete evidence, and argues against the use of detention as a substitute for evidence.
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