A fundamental rights petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the arrest and detention of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief, Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

The petition was filed by a retired Air Force officer. The Minister of Defence, the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have been named as respondents in the petition.

The petitioner stated that the Prevention of Terrorism Act can only be applied to individuals involved in activities that undermine the country’s unity and territorial integrity, or those who have directly or indirectly supported the unlawful overthrow of a constitutionally elected government.

However, the petitioner pointed out that no such charges have been filed against the former head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay.

Former State Intelligence Service head Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay was arrested on Feb. 25 by CID officers in connection with investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Permission was later granted to detain him for 90 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). (NewsWire)

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