Hemasiri Fernando acquitted in Easter Sunday attacks case

Former Secretary of Defence Hemasiri Fernando has been acquitted of all charges in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks.

The verdict was announced by a three-member bench of the Colombo High Court this morning (18).

Fernando, together with former IGP Pujith Jayasundara, were charged of failure to take measures to prevent the terror attacks despite having received  intelligence information.