Sri Lanka's Intelligence Under Scrutiny: Easter Bombings Probe Intensifies
Sri Lanka's former intelligence chief, Suresh Sallay, remains in detention over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. These coordinated attacks by a local ISIS-linked group killed nearly 270 people. Investigations have been reopened in 2024, aiming to uncover possible political influence in previous probes.
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A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday mandated the further detention of Suresh Sallay, the former head of the state intelligence service, amid the ongoing investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
These attacks, executed by nine suicide bombers affiliated with a local Islamist extremist group linked to ISIS, resulted in the deaths of nearly 270 individuals, including 11 Indians, and injured over 500 others. Sallay, who was apprehended in February, was declared the third suspect in these bombings.
Amidst calls for a comprehensive inquiry, the current government has reignited the investigations, suspecting potential political shielding of those involved. Sallay, detained under the Counter Terrorism Act, has been denied family visits.
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