The Easter attacks: the Fallout Continues

By Kassapa The nation was delivered the shock news this week that a former Inspector General of Police (IGP) and a former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence had been sentenced to death for criminal negligence that led to the deaths of about 270 persons in the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. The sentences imposed on Pujith Jayasundara and Hemasiri Fernando respectively, despite the fact that the death sentences will not be carried out, provoked a mixed reaction. There were those who said tha

Aug 07, 2026