The bail applications filed on behalf of 25 accused, including Naufer Mawlawi, held in remand custody in connection with the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, were today rejected by the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar.
The Trial-at-Bar bench, comprised of High Court Judges Damith Thotawatta (President), Amal Ranaraja, and Nawaratne Marasinghe, held that it would be inappropriate to expand the accused’s bail at this juncture. The case has been scheduled for retrial on February 1.
The Attorney General had filed indictments against 25 accused, including Naufer Mawlawi, Sajid Maulawi, Mohammed Milhan, Sadik Abdullah, Aadam Lebbe alias Gafoor Mama, Mohammed Sanasdeen, and Mohammed Rizwan, in respect of eight terrorist attacks at St. Anthony’s Church in Kochchikade, St. Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya, the Kingsbury Hotel, the Shangri-La Hotel, the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, Zion Church in Batticaloa, and Tropical Island in Dehiwela.
The Attorney General had filed 13,270 charges against 25 accused in connection with the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks that took place on April 21, 2019, that killed 269 people.
