Trial of security chiefs, verdict 31 July 2026

See on the map

Details

Court: Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar
Outcome: Two former officials convicted of failing to act on warnings and sentenced to death
History: A 2022 acquittal was overturned by the Supreme Court and the case retried
Appears on: Easter attacks

Connections (3)

Pujith Jayasundara / Sentenced to death by / Trial of security chiefs, verdict 31 July 2026
- Convicted by a two-to-one majority of failing to act to prevent the attacks despite prior intelligence warnings. One judge voted to acquit.31 Jul 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Former IGP Pujith Jayasundara sentenced to death over Easter Sunday attacks
- AFP: he and Hemasiri Fernando are being held in a maximum-security prison in the capital. Their lawyer said they would file an appeal in the Supreme Court within two weeks.1 Aug 2026 · AFP (via Ada Derana) · Pujith and Hemasiri to appeal against death penalty over Easter Sunday bombings
Hemasiri Fernando / Sentenced to death by / Trial of security chiefs, verdict 31 July 2026
- Found guilty over his failure to act on intelligence warnings ahead of the attacks, and given the same sentence as Jayasundara.31 Jul 2026 · Newswire · Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando also sentenced to death over Easter Sunday attacks
- AFP: he and Pujith Jayasundara are being held in a maximum-security prison in the capital. Their lawyer said they would file an appeal in the Supreme Court within two weeks.1 Aug 2026 · AFP (via Ada Derana) · Pujith and Hemasiri to appeal against death penalty over Easter Sunday bombings
Trial of security chiefs, verdict 31 July 2026 / Ruled on failure to prevent / Easter Sunday attacks, 21 April 2019
- The retrial followed a Supreme Court decision overturning a February 2022 acquittal.31 Jul 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Former IGP Pujith Jayasundara sentenced to death over Easter Sunday attacks