Easter Sunday investigation: court orders hotel to provide information

The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court has issued an important order in connection with a claim that former State Intelligence Service chief Suresh Salley and Asath Maulana, a former close associate of Pillayan, met at a hotel, as part of the investigation into the Easter Sunday bombings.

In a statement given to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Asath Maulana said he met Suresh Salley at a well-known hotel in the Ahungalla area on August 15 and 16, 2020.

To gather further information about this meeting, the CID asked the court for permission to obtain details of the rooms booked at that hotel.

After considering the request, the court ordered that the information sought be provided. This is seen as an important stage in the judicial inquiries relating to the Easter Sunday attacks.

The new information to be collected is expected to be examined before the next steps of the investigation are taken.