Human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah has been given bail after remaining under detention for 20 months.
The Court of Appeal today (07) ordered bail for Hizbullah, who was arrested in April 2020 under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
Justices Menaka Wijesundara and Neil Iddawela favourably considered a revised bail application filed on his behalf.
Last month, the Puttalam High Court refused to grant bail to him, saying the matter was beyond its jurisdiction.
Hizbullah was instructed to request bail from the Court of Appeal.
Earlier, the attorney general’s department said it had no objections to his being given bail.
Hizbullah was arrested on 14 April 2020 by the CID on charges of aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday bombers and of engaging in activities detrimental to religious harmony.
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