Sri Lanka - January 2023
Supreme court finds top government officials responsible for failing to prevent 2019 Easter Bombings
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena and three other senior officials on 12 January to pay millions of rupees in compensation to families of victims of the 2019 Easter bombings. This marks the first time the courts have acknowledged government culpability in failing to prevent attacks that left 279 dead and 500 others injured at three churches and luxury hotels. The judgment cited a "lack of oversight and inaction" by security officials in failing to prevent the attack, despite receiving intelligence suggesting otherwise.
Sources: United Nations News, The Guardian, Economy Next, The New York Times
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