Court extends interim order preventing arrest of ex-Army intelligence officer

Colombo, Nov. 11 (Daily Mirror) - The Court of Appeal further extended its interim order preventing the arrest of a former member of the Sri Lanka Army Intelligence Service without obtaining the advice of the Attorney General, in connection with a CID investigations into the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.

This order will remain effective until January 29 next year.

The two-judge bench of the Court of Appeal, comprising Justice (President) Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice K. Priyantha Fernando, made this order pursuant to a writ petition filed by Colonel K.S. Maddumage. 

The petitioner seeks an order preventing his arrest by the CID in relation to facts reported before a Magistrate’s Court following a CID investigation.

President’s Counsel Ali Sabry appeared for the petitioner while Deputy Solicitor General Suharshi Herath appeared for the Attorney General.