The judgment of the fundamental rights petitions filed before the Supreme Court regarding the failure to take action to prevent the bombing of Catholic Churches and star hotels in Colombo on Easter Sunday 2019 despite receiving sufficient intelligence information is scheduled to be announced today (12).
The petitions against former President Maithripala Sirisena, former Defense Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara and others were filed by 12 parties including the victims of the Easter attack, the Catholic Fathers and the Sri Lanka Bar Association.
The verdict is scheduled to be announced by a seven-member Supreme Court panel including Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya.
