Dileepa Peiris

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Role: Additional Solicitor General; presents the prosecution’s submissions in the Sallay proceedings
Appears on: Easter attacks

Connections (3)

Dileepa Peiris / Told court that officers linked to him withheld warnings / Suresh SallayAllegation
- On 15 September 2026 he alleged that officers linked to Sallay had withheld information, and that Sallay’s medical leave of about 100 days was being used to obstruct the investigation. His counsel replied that statements in police reports to court are not evidence in themselves. The article notes that the allegations have not been established by any court.15 Sep 2026 · Newswire · Easter Attacks: Explosive new allegations over intelligence role revealed in court
Dileepa Peiris / Asked court on 21 October 2026 to let CID officers question three convicts about claims that those responsible remain free / Criminal Investigation DepartmentAllegation
- According to the report, he told the Fort Magistrate’s Court that three men convicted by a High Court bench over the attacks, named as Milhan, Rizkan and Zainul Abdeen, had claimed that those actually involved remained free. He described the statements as serious and asked for permission for eight CID officers to record statements from them in prison. The claims are the convicts’ own; the article does not report any finding on them.22 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Easter Attacks: CID probes claims by three convicts that those responsible remain at large
Dileepa Peiris / Told court it deliberately allowed the attacks / Military intelligence (Sri Lanka Army)Allegation
- He alleged that sections of military and state intelligence had prior information they did not share, that military intelligence “deliberately allowed” the attacks, and that an organised group within it sought to protect Zahran Hashim. The magistrate asked why the officers named had not been arrested if there was evidence against them. His counsel replied that statements in police reports to court are not evidence in themselves.15 Sep 2026 · Newswire · Easter Attacks: Explosive new allegations over intelligence role revealed in court