Pujith and Hemasiri to Appeal Against Death Penalty over Easter Sunday Bombings
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Ex-security chiefs to appeal against death penalty over Sri Lanka's 2019 Easter bombings
COLOMBO: Two top former Sri Lankan security officials sentenced to death for failing to prevent the deadly 2019 Easter bombings will appeal against their convictions, their lawyer said on Saturday (Aug 1)
Former IGP and Defense Secretary's prisons to be subject to ordinary law following three-judge High Court verdict
The family members of former IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, who were sentenced to death, can visit the Welikada Prison once a week to check on their well-being, an official at the prison said. The official revealed that Hemasiri Fernando and Pujith Jayasundara, who were sentenced to death for failing to prevent an Easter terror attack despite receiving intelligence that it was going to be carried out, dere…
The Verdict That Redefined Accountability
Court holds former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former IGP Pujith Jayasundera criminally liable over Easter Sunday security failures COLOMBO, Saturday – Yesterday’s conviction and […] The post The Verdict That Redefined Accountability appeared first on FINANCIAL CHRONICLE.
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