Sri Lanka, June 25 -- The Court of Appeal yesterday fixed for July 6 the further hearing of the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.

The petition was taken up before a two-judge Bench comprising Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Sarath Dissanayake.

President's Counsel Romesh de Silva, appearing on behalf of the former President, resumed his oral submissions in support of the application. Further hearings were fixed for July 6.

In the petition, Rajapaksa has cited Inspector General Priyantha Weerasooriya, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Director Shani A...