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Sri Lanka convicts 15 men over Easter bombings
BBC News··4d ago
Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men charged with plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 270 people and injured more than 500. Naufer Moulavi was among those found guilty as the alleged mastermind. Nine other men were acquitted. The attacks hit three churches and three luxury hotels. Forty-five foreigners were among the dead.
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What It Means For You
- The verdict closes the main criminal case against 15 defendants after years of prosecutions tied to the 2019 attacks.
- Victims' families have sought accountability for intelligence failures as well as for the bombers' planners.
- Earlier rulings already ordered compensation from former officials over security lapses.
What's Happening
- Sri Lanka's High Court convicted 15 men and acquitted nine others in the Easter Sunday plot case.
- Prosecutors said Naufer Moulavi masterminded the suicide bombings.
- More than 2,300 people gave evidence and 2,076 pieces of evidence were presented.
The Scale of the 2019 Attacks
- Coordinated attacks hit three churches and three luxury hotels on Easter Sunday 2019.
- The attacks killed 270 people, including 45 foreigners, and injured more than 500.
- In 2023 the Supreme Court ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay compensation for security failures.
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