The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched a probe into a complaint filed by the Director-General of the State Intelligence Service, Major General Suresh Sallay.
The CID had informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala in this regard today.
Major General Suresh Sallay had filed a complaint with the CID yesterday (26) over allegations made by a leading Catholic priest, Reverend Father Cyril Gamini.
Suresh Sallay said that at an online forum on the 23rd of October 2021 Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando had commented on the 2019 Easter attacks.
Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando had stated that Sri Lanka’s Intelligence Units had provided financial and other forms of assistance to Zaharan Hashim, the Leader of the now-proscribed National Thowheed Jamath, who also led the Easter attacks.
He informed the CID that Reverend Father Cyril Gamini Fernando had described him (Suresh Sallay), who was a Brigadier at the time, to have been actively involved in nurturing Zaharan Hashim and his followers.
Major General Sallay strongly denied the allegations saying it has been made with the intention of discrediting him.
He called on the CID to initiate legal action against Father Cyril Gamini and the other individuals who participated in the forum. (NewsWire)