US EditionSri Lanka’s president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings
- Sri Lanka's president has announced the appointment of a committee, led by a retired Supreme Court judge, to investigate allegations that the country's intelligence was involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The attacks, carried out by Islamic militants, killed 269 people, including 42 foreigners from 14 countries.
- The decision to appoint a committee was made in response to pressure from opposition lawmakers, religious leaders, activists, and victims' relatives who believe previous investigations were inadequate. The committee's primary mission is to look into serious allegations brought to light by a British television report.
- The allegations were made in a program broadcasted by Channel 4, where a man claimed to have arranged a meeting between a local Islamic extremist group and a top state intelligence official with ties to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Rajapaksa has denied the allegations, calling them absurd.
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Sri Lanka’s President Will Appoint a Committee to Probe Allegations of Complicity in 2019 Bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president said Sunday he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country’s intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people.
Sri Lanka's president will appoint committee to probe claims of complicity in 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka's president said Sunday he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country's intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people.
Sri Lanka president orders probe into 2019 Easter blast claims
Sri Lanka's president announced an investigation Sunday into allegations made by a British TV documentary that his current spy chief was complicit in the country's worst attack against civilians. Ranil Wickremesinghe said he was naming a retired Supreme Court judge to probe accusations that Suresh Sallay, the head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), orchestrated the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.
Sri Lanka’s president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings
Sri Lanka’s president said Sunday he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country’s intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people.
New allegations into 2019 Easter attacks to be investigated: Sri Lankan President
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 10 (ANI): A committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge will investigate the allegations raised by a British documentary in connection with the 2019 Easter Attacks, Colombo Gazette reported on Sunday citing Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. A retired Supreme Court judge is to chair a committee to be appointed […]
New allegations into 2019 Easter attacks to be investigated: Sri Lankan President
New allegations into 2019 Easter attacks to be investigated: Sri Lankan President A committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge will investigate the allegations raised by a British documentary in connection with the 2019 Easter Attacks, Colombo Gazette reported on Sunday citing Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. A retired Supreme Court judge is to chair a committee to be appointed to investigate the allegations raised in the Chan…
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