Brigadier Suresh Sallay appointed Head of state intelligence

Brigadier Suresh Sallay appointed Head of state intelligence

December 8, 2019   04:13 pm

Brigadier Suresh Sallay has been appointed as the new Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), stated the Ministry of Defense.

Reportedly, this would be the first instance a military officer has been appointed as the head of SIS.

Meanwhile, former Director of SIS Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been assigned to the Police Headquarters.

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