Sri Lanka, March 26 -- The Colombo Fort Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to produce the former Head of the State Intelligence Service, Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, who is currently in CID custody under detention orders, before the court on April 22.

The order was issued by Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththi Kumara when the case was taken up before court today (26), Ada Derana reporter said.

The Magistrate informed the court that although the suspect is currently being detained and interrogated in connection with the investigation, he has been named as a suspect in the case and must therefore be produced before court when the case is taken up.

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