Sri Lanka, July 2 -- The former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay is expected to have his lawyers file an appeal against the court order directing him to provide the passwords to his laptop computer and mobile phone, although he respects the ruling, says the leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Udaya Gammanpila.



Speaking at a media briefing in Colombo, former Minister Gammanpila stated that it is a universally accepted principle that a court does not have the right to force suspects to assist in an investigation against them.



Gammanpila also pointed out that there are four reasonable grounds for not providing the passwords of the digital devices.



He said the first reason ...