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Sri Lanka Court Names Former President Sirisena as Suspect in 2019 Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka Court Names Former President Sirisena as Suspect in 2019 Easter Bombings
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On April 2019, Easter Sunday, a string of bombings of hotels and churches on the island killed more than 250 people. Daesh* has reportedly claimed... 16.09.2022, Sputnik International
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Three years after the 2019 Easter bombings, a Colombo court issued notices to former President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday, ordering him to appear before the court on October 14. Local media reported that Magistrate Thilina Gamage decided to name Sirisena as a suspect in the case following a private complaint filed by victims of the attack, in which they alleged the former president committed an offense by acting negligently in response to intelligence warnings. The Sri Lankan prime minister at the time, Ranil Wickremesinghe, blamed police for not acting upon the intel provided by Indian agencies on the impending suicide bombings in the country.Last year, Ranjith wrote a 10-page letter to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, reminding him about the president's commission of inquiry recommendations seeking criminal proceedings against Sirisena for failing to fulfill his responsibilities.The series of blasts that rocked Sri Lanka in April 2019 were the worst terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka's history, in which 269 people were killed, including 45 foreigners from 14 countries. The attacks, besides the COVID-induced lockdown, crippled the nation's tourism industry, eventually contributing to the foreign exchange crisis of 2022.
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Sri Lanka Court Names Former President Sirisena as Suspect in 2019 Easter Bombings
On April 2019, Easter Sunday, a string of bombings of hotels and churches on the island killed more than 250 people. Daesh* has reportedly claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks.
Three years after the 2019 Easter bombings, a Colombo court issued notices to former President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday, ordering him to appear before the court on October 14.
Local media reported that Magistrate Thilina Gamage decided to name Sirisena as a suspect in the case following a private complaint filed by victims of the attack, in which they alleged the former president committed an offense by acting negligently in response to intelligence warnings. The Sri Lankan prime minister at the time, Ranil Wickremesinghe, blamed police for not acting upon the intel provided by Indian agencies on the impending suicide bombings in the country.
In March, Head of Sri Lanka's Catholic Church Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, while addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, called for a UN-led mechanism to investigate the 2019 terrorist attacks, alleging it was a "grand political plot."
Last year, Ranjith wrote a 10-page letter to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, reminding him about the president's commission of inquiry recommendations seeking criminal proceedings against Sirisena for failing to fulfill his responsibilities.
The series of blasts that rocked Sri Lanka in April 2019 were the
worst terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka's history, in which 269 people were killed, including 45 foreigners from 14 countries. The attacks, besides the COVID-induced lockdown, crippled the nation's tourism industry, eventually contributing to the foreign exchange crisis of 2022.
