Sri Lanka, Feb. 25 -- Sri Lanka's Former Minister of Justice, Ali Sabry, has voiced deep concerns regarding the arrest of Major General Suresh Salley, highlighting the potential impact on the country's national security and the morale of its armed forces. His full statement is as follows:

"A deeply troubling day for the Sri Lanka Army and its Intelligence Corps. The arrest of Major General Suresh Sallay, an officer widely associated with the dismantling of the LTTE's intelligence network, intelligence operations that led to the targeting of senior leadership including Tamilchelvan, and efforts connected to the apprehension of KP, raises serious concerns about the direction in which our national discourse is heading.

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