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1. 1 Sep 22

   High court convicts 15 men; acquits nine after five-year trial

   Sri Lanka's High Court convicted 15 men who had been charged with plotting the Easter bombings. Nine men were acquitted and one found guilty of only some charges. The verdict followed a five-year trial with 23,270 charges and 2,076 pieces of evidence. Naufer Moulavi, named as mastermind, was among those convicted.

   “The co-ordinated blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels were the deadliest in Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war in 2009.”

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     Sri Lanka convicts 15 people over 2019 Easter Day bombings | AJ Shorts video · YouTube · 1d ago
   1. 21 outlets Sri Lanka trial for 2019 Easter Sunday bombings set to finish

      first by SCMP, 1d ago · also NDTV, Telegraph India, Al Jazeera, The Australian, The Canberra Times, ABC Australia +14

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      • Sri Lanka Convicts 14 Over Easter Bombings That Killed 279 NDTV · 1d ago
      • Sri Lankan court finds 15 men guilty over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings Telegraph India · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka court convicts 14 over deadly Easter bombings Al Jazeera · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka hands 220-year jail terms to 15 convicted of Easter bombings News.com.au · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka's Easter bombers found guilty of 2019 attack The Canberra Times · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka convicts 15 men over deadly bombing that killed two Australians ABC Australia · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings NPR News · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings Times of India · 1d ago
      • Sri Lankan court finds 15 men guilty for their roles in the 2019 deadly Easter bombings panow.com · 1d ago
      • Fifteen guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: What the verdict says Al Jazeera · 1d ago
      • Sri Lankan court convicts 15 men over roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings Hindustan Times · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka Convicts 15 in Easter 2019 Bomb Attacks NYT · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka gives 15 convicts up to 260 years for 2019 Easter attacks Anadolu Agency · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka court convicts 15 men over deadly Easter Sunday bombings BBC Asia · 1d ago
      • 15 found guilty of 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 in Sri Lanka UPI · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 sentenced to hundreds of years in prison each over deadly terror attacks Guardian · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka convicts 15 people over 2019 Easter Day bombings Al Jazeera · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka Easter attacks: Court finds 15 guilty over deadly bombings Mastodon · 22h ago
      • Sri Lanka: 15 convicted over Easter bombings France 24 EN · 21h ago
      • Sri Lanka Easter bombings: 15 convicts sentenced to over 200 years in jail The Hindu · 14h ago
   2. 8 outlets Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men over involvement in 2019 attacks

      first by UA.NEWS, 1d ago · also WOWK 13 News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sky News, Channel News Asia, NanaimoNewsNOW, Yahoo News Canada +1

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      • Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life sentences for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings WOWK 13 News · 1d ago
      • Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison their role in 2019 bombings that killed more than 260 people Philadelphia Inquirer · 1d ago
      • Fifteen jailed for life over involvement in Sri Lanka attacks that killed more than 260 Sky News · 1d ago
      • Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings Philadelphia Inquirer · 1d ago
      • Sri Lanka: 15 men jailed for life in 2019 Easter bombings Deutsche Welle EN · 1d ago
      • Fifteen jailed for life over involvement in Sri Lanka bombings that killed more than 260 Sky News · 12h ago
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     After seven years, Sri Lanka has convicted and sentenced the Islamic jihadist perpetrators of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, giving each person 200-260 years of rigourous imprisonment. In 2019, I was living a few kilometres from where the bombings happened. https://www. dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/1…

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2. backgroundJun 15

   Public Security Minister names Sallay as alleged mastermind — Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told parliament that investigators believed Suresh Sallay was the 'mastermind' behind the attacks and had worked with Islamist extremists before the bombings were carried out.

3. backgroundFeb 15

   Former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay arrested — Suresh Sallay, former intelligence chief, was arrested in February. He is accused of orchestrating the bombings with Islamist extremists, allegations he denies.

4. backgroundAug 15, 2024

   Two former senior officials sentenced to death for criminal negligence — Two former senior officials were sentenced to death for criminal negligence that led to the bombings. Death sentences are usually commuted to life in prison in Sri Lanka due to a decades-old moratorium on executions.

5. backgroundJan 1, 2023

   Supreme Court orders compensation; investigation into state involvement begins — The Supreme Court ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay millions in compensation to victims after finding him responsible for national security failures. A separate investigation into allegations that elements within the Sri Lankan state may have had links to those responsible for the attacks also emerged.

6. backgroundMay 15, 2019

   Sri Lankan authorities identify major intelligence lapse — In the wake of the attacks, Sri Lankan authorities pointed to a 'major intelligence lapse.' Parliament heard that a tip-off from India about the attacks was not properly shared with authorities.

7. backgroundApr 21, 2019

   Coordinated suicide bombings strike churches and hotels in Sri Lanka — Nine suicide bombers struck three churches and three luxury hotels in Colombo in coordinated attacks. The bombings killed 270 people, including 45 foreigners, and injured over 500. Investigators blamed the attacks on a homegrown Islamist extremist group.