Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka's High Court convicted fifteen men on Tuesday for their involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed more than 260 people in coordinated attacks on churches and hotels. The convictions come over seven years after the attacks, following an extensive judicial investigation into the network of individuals who allegedly helped plan, finance and facilitate the bombings.
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On Tuesday, Sri Lanka's High Court convicted fifteen men for their roles in the coordinated 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The attacks killed more than 260 people and injured hundreds more, targeting churches and luxury hotels across the country. The bombers were suicide attackers linked to a local extremist group that had alleged connections to the Islamic State group. These bombings remain the deadliest terrorist attack in Sri Lanka's history.
The convictions arrived more than seven years after the attacks took place, concluding a lengthy and complex judicial process. The court examined an extensive network of individuals who allegedly helped plan, finance or facilitate the bombings. The case has attracted considerable public attention in Sri Lanka, where families of victims and religious communities have consistently demanded accountability. They have also called for investigation into alleged intelligence failures that occurred before the attacks happened.
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