CID accused of obtaining telephone details without court approval

Civil society activist Chirantha Amarasinghe has, in a letter to the Secretary to the Public Security Ministry, Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne (retd.), raised a contentious issue of law enforcement authorities obtaining information pertaining to telephone calls, without court intervention.

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Amarasinghe has released his letter, dated 14 July, 2025, to the media. The civil society activist quoted the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission as having told him that a special arrangement is in place for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to secure required telephone details w