Parliamentary Select Committee on the Easter attacks

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Appointed: 23 May 2019, by Speaker Karu Jayasuriya
Chair: Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri
Appears on: Easter attacks

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Parliamentary Select Committee on the Easter attacks / Appointed to look into / Easter Sunday attacks, 21 April 2019
- The Speaker announced an eight-member committee, headed by Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri, to examine whether the authorities received intelligence, took adequate steps and whether other factors contributed to the attacks. It could summon any minister or MP.23 May 2019 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Eight member PSC headed by Deputy Speaker appointed
Pujith Jayasundara / Testified before, making allegations against the President / Parliamentary Select Committee on the Easter attacksAllegation
- The article says he and Hemasiri Fernando testified before the committee on 6 June 2019 “making some allegations about the dereliction of duty on the part of the President”. It does not set the allegations out and carries no response from the President to them.8 Jun 2019 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · President disputes PSC probe
- Al Jazeera: Jayasundara and Fernando accused President Sirisena of failing to follow established protocols in assessing threats to national security.2 Jul 2019 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka police chief arrested over Easter attacks failures
Hemasiri Fernando / Testified before, making allegations against the President / Parliamentary Select Committee on the Easter attacksAllegation
- The article says he and Pujith Jayasundara testified before the committee on 6 June 2019 “making some allegations about the dereliction of duty on the part of the President”. It does not set the allegations out and carries no response from the President to them.8 Jun 2019 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · President disputes PSC probe
- Al Jazeera: Jayasundara and Fernando accused President Sirisena of failing to follow established protocols in assessing threats to national security.2 Jul 2019 · Al Jazeera · Sri Lanka police chief arrested over Easter attacks failures
Maithripala Sirisena / Asked for the activities of the committee to be terminated / Parliamentary Select Committee on the Easter attacks
- He registered his protest at an emergency Cabinet meeting on 7 June 2019 and asked that its activities be terminated. He said its proceedings would affect court proceedings in five cases connected with the attack, and that he would not send any of his officers to testify before it.8 Jun 2019 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · President disputes PSC probe