Sri Lanka, July 16 -- President of the Pasyodunrata Bauddha Sammelanaya and Principal of the historic Kande Vihara Maha Pirivena Ven. Rajakeeya Panditha Dapane Sri Mahinda Thero, has filed an application before the Court of Appeal seeking to be added as an intervening petitioner in the writ application filed by Major General (Rtd.) Suresh Sallay challenging the legality of his arrest and detention.

The intervention is made in the public interest and does not seek to obstruct any lawful investigation. Instead, it urges the Court to consider the wider constitutional and societal implications arising from attempts to reshape the established narrative of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

The application highlights the following key points: T...