Fifteen guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: What the verdict says
Summary
Fifteen people have been found guilty for their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, which killed 279 people. The court found several accused guilty of murder, terrorism, and illegal weapons possession, while some officials were convicted of failing to prevent the attack despite having prior intelligence.Key Facts
- Fifteen of the 24 accused in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings were found guilty on charges including murder and terrorism.
- The bombings involved six almost simultaneous attacks on churches and hotels, killing 279 people and injuring over 450.
- The attacks targeted three churches during Easter Sunday services and three luxury hotels in Colombo.
- The accused are from Sri Lanka’s minority Muslim community.
- The main accused, Naufer Moulavi, initially confessed but later retracted his statement; the court still found him guilty.
- More than 2,300 witnesses and over 2,000 pieces of evidence were presented during the trial.
- Two former top officials were sentenced to death for criminal negligence in failing to prevent the bombings.
- Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Maithripala Sirisena and four other officials failed to act on intelligence and ordered them to pay compensation to victims’ families.
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