The Colombo Trial-at-Bar today (31) sentenced former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara to death.
He was sentenced by the court which found him guilty of criminal dereliction of duty, attempted murder and murder, for failing to prevent the Easter Sunday bomb attacks despite receiving prior intelligence warnings.
The verdict was delivered today in the case filed by the Attorney General against former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara. The indictments alleged that the two senior officials failed to take necessary action to prevent the coordinated bomb attacks despite having received sufficient intelligence regarding the imminent threat.
The case was heard before the Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar bench comprising Justices Priyantha Liyanage, Viraj Weerasuriya, and Tilakarathna Bandara.
The judgment marks a significant development in the long-running legal proceedings related to the Easter Sunday bombings, which claimed the lives of more than 260 people and injured hundreds of others across Sri Lanka.
The verdict in the case against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando is yet to be announced.
