Category: Islamic Terrorism – Fundamentalism
Why the PTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) Must Be Retained in Sri Lanka
The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), enacted in 1979 was introduced to address organized violent threats to the state. It has been widely debated domestically and internationally, yet its relevance is important to...
Understanding Islamic Religious Ideological Terrorism & consequences post-Easter Sunday attacks – lessons for Sri Lanka & the region
Religious ideological terrorism is widely regarded as one of the most dangerous forms of terrorism, as it is driven by a belief system which justifies violence. Divine command, sacred duty above democratic governance,...
Channel 4 & Easter Sunday : Who is this Anonymous Speaker &Will he confess before a Court of Law
The 3rd article in this series examines the most critical weakness in the Channel 4 narrative — the anonymous speaker — whose testimony is strategically used to connect Suresh Sallay, military intelligence, investigative...
Channel 4 – Whose version is correct – Asad Maulana or Fr. Cyril: Did Suresh Sallay Know Zahran Before 2018?
This is the second follow-up article examining the contradictions surrounding the September 2023 Channel 4 documentary “Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings: Dispatches.” The first article questioned whether the alleged February 2018 meeting between...
Channel 4 & Asad Maulana: Where Is the Evidence for the Alleged February 2018 Meeting between Suresh Sallay & Zaharan?
The entire Channel 4 conspiracy narrative surrounding the Easter Sunday attacks rests fundamentally on one alleged event — a purported February 2018 meeting between Suresh Sallay and Zaharan Hashim. If that...
Asad Maulana & Channel 4 – In search of Evidence on Easter Sunday attacks
This rebuttal examines whether the Channel 4 documentary establishes its central allegation of high-level state complicity in the Easter Sunday attacks on the basis of independently verifiable evidence, or whether it relies...
From Hijaaz to Sallay: Easter Sunday, National Security & Investigative Consistency
Easter Sunday would not have occurred if national security had received consistent attention and if intelligence monitoring of known radical networks had not been disrupted. After the 2015 regime change, intelligence coordination was weakened,...
Former MP Udaya Gammanpila’s Post-TID Press Conference: What does Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith & Fr. Cyril Gamini Say About Public Warnings on Extremist Networks?
Former Member of Parliament Udaya Gammanpila addressed the media after providing a statement to the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), outlining a series of claims connected to investigative material arising from the Easter Sunday terror investigations. What...
Easter Sunday Allegations by Asad Maulana: He Cannot Reverse or Revise his 2023 Statements
The reported move by the Criminal Investigation Department Sri Lanka to obtain a statement from Asad Maulana living overseas since 2022, in connection with allegations involving Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay, raises several questions. Media reports...
