Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay, the former Director of the State Intelligence Service and former Director of Military Intelligence, has been the subject of an official diplomatic communication sent by Sri Lanka to the United Nations. In its response dated 20 September 2026 submitted through the Permanent Mission in Geneva to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the government maintained that the arrest and continued detention of Sallay are entirely lawful and supported by evidence gathered during an ongoing criminal investigation. This submission was issued two months after four UN human rights mandate holders issued a joint urgent appeal on 20 July 2026 regarding Sallay's detention, allegati...