Ms. Yasmin Sooka of International Truth and Justice Project Sri Lanka (ITJPSL) has apologised to Brigadier Ravindra Dias of the Sri Lanka Army for wrongfully using his picture to portray the same as that of Major General Suresh Salley, incumbent Director of Sri Lanka State Intelligence Service.

Brigadier Ravindra Dias through his Attorney at Law Nilanga Perera, has sent a letter of demand dated 06/07/2020 to Ms. Yasmin Sooka and ITJPSL for wrongfully using his picture. The letter of demand claimed that using Brigadier Ravindra Dias’ picture and portraying the same as that of Major General Salley’s, had put the Brigadier’s life at risk that would otherwise be faced by General Salley in his official capacity as Sri Lanka’s premier Intelligence officer and further demanded a sum of Rs. 5,000,000/- from Ms. Yasmin Sooka and/or ITJPSL.

It is now reported that Ms. Yasmin Sooka on the advice of her Attorneys has since apologised to Brigadier Ravindra Dias, for wrongfully using his picture and issued a public apology and a statement of correction.

The apology

Note of Correction

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) is reissuing two images contained in illustrations published by ITJP earlier this year - in the Inner Circle infographic and the report “And the Crackdown Begins” respectively - which were not of Major General Suresh Sallay but of Brigadier NKLSR Dias. As a responsible organisation committed to uncovering the truth, the ITJP acted immediately and transparently once this issue was brought to its attention by Brigadier NKLSR Dias and the ITJP has written to apologise to him for the use of his image, and to reassure him that the ITJP makes no allegation of wrongdoing against him whether in connection with Major General Sallay or otherwise.