Former Sri Lankan defence official, ex-police chief sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings
- Former officials will appeal sentences handed down for neglecting intelligence warnings before the deadly attacks.
- A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a former police chief and a former Defence Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence for the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 260 people in 2019.
- Former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were convicted and sentenced in a 2-1 decision on Friday by the three-member High Court bench.
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- Former officials will appeal sentences handed down for neglecting intelligence warnings before the deadly attacks.
- A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a former police chief and a former Defence Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence for the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 260 people in 2019.
- Former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were convicted and sentenced in a 2-1 decision on Friday by the three-member High Court bench.
Sources: Reuters, Al Jazeera