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Sri Lanka court sentences ex-officials to death
Filed: Aug 01, 2026 at 2:40 PM ET
Summary: A High Court sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando to death.
WHO: Sri Lankan High Court
WHAT: Sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Ministry secretary Hemasiri Fernando to death for criminal negligence over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
WHEN: Aug 01, 2026 at 11:34 AM ET
WHERE: Sri Lanka
WHY: They were found guilty of criminal negligence for failing to act on repeated intelligence warnings before the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
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