Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings
The three-judge panel also ordered confiscation of the defendants’ property after a nearly five-year trial.
- On Tuesday, Sri Lanka's High Court sentenced 15 men to 220 years in prison each for their direct involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people.
- The April 21, 2019, attacks targeted three churches and three luxury hotels during Easter services, killing 279 people and wounding about 500 across the island nation.
- Prosecutors identified Mohamed Naufar as the ringleader who provided support to the suicide squad; the court ordered confiscation of all property belonging to the 15 convicts.
- Catholic priest Jude Fernando told AFP, "Finally, we have justice," as the verdict brought closure for victims; Sri Lanka's Catholic Church maintains the true masterminds remain unidentified.
- Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament that investigators believe the network was cultivated to manufacture security threats, as separate investigations continue into alleged orchestration to bolster the Rajapaksa family.
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A court in Sri Lanka sentenced 15 men for the Easter attacks in 2019. The background is still unclear.
“" "Arbeids" "”, “" Hare" "”, “" Arbeids" "” “" ["]"” “" ["]"” [Kathmandu Joint] On the 22nd, the Sri Lankan court handed down sentences of 260 to 200 years in prison to 15 defendants of Islamic extremists over serial bombings in which more than 250 people, including 1 Japanese, died in Sri Lanka in 2019/4. They also ordered the confiscation of everyone's property. “" " Rastar Daredevil Daredevil, Darebah Mawarah Mawarah.
A Sri Lankan court sentenced 15 people to long prison terms for involvement in a series of bloody attacks in churches and hotels in 2019, reports Western media.
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Catholic World ReportSri Lanka Jails 15 for Up to 260 Years Over Easter Sunday Church Bombings
The Archdiocese of Colombo welcomed the ruling but said those convicted are only part of the case, as a separate probe into alleged state links continues.
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