COLOMBO, July 14 -- Counsel for former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Suresh Sallay on Tuesday (14) alleged before the Court of Appeal that critical intelligence on Easter Sunday bombing mastermind Zahran Hashim and his network had been shared with senior police officials before the 2019 attacks but was not acted upon by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The submissions were made during the hearing of Sallay's writ petition challenging his arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) over investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.

The petition was heard before a bench comprising Justices Murdu Fernando and Priyantha Fernando.

President's Counsel Sanjeewa Jay...