Easter Attack Info

BACKGROUND

The Easter attacks was the biggest post-war massacre in Sri Lanka and took the lives of about 315 persons and injured around 600, caused massive destruction, including at three Christian churches and three major hotels. Many survivors and families of victims continue to feel the pain. About 45 of those killed were foreign nationals. Seven months after the bombings, the government changed through presidential elections followed by parliamentary elections, but truth and justice remain elusive.

Latest Developments

2025.12.02 – 114th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

Date: December 02, 2025Case Number: HC(TAB) 2972/21 Today, State Counsel sought to mark the confessionary statement of the 5th Accused…
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2025.12.02 – 114th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2025.12.01 – 113th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

Date: December 01, 2025Case Number: HC(TAB) 2972/21 One judge was absent. Some defense counsel’s and the counsel for the aggrieved…
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2025.12.01 – 113th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2025.11.27 – 112th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

Date: November 27, 2025Case Number: HC(TAB) 2972/21 At today’s trial, the Court continued proceedings on the admissibility of the confession…
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2025.11.27 – 112th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2025.11.26 – 111th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

Date: November 26, 2025Case Number: HC(TAB) 2972/21 The case is moved to the new Special Trial at Bar in No….
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2025.11.26 – 111th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2025.11.21 – HC 78/21 ( Hijaz Hisbulla’s case)

Date: November 21, 2025Case Number: HC 78/21 -1st Accused Hijaz Hezbollah and 2nd Accused Mohomad Shakeed appeared in the court….
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2025.11.21 – HC 78/21 ( Hijaz Hisbulla’s case)

2025.11.12 – Channel 4 Fort Magistracy court case

Date: November 12, 2025Case Number: B 35882/24 මෙම නඩුව 2025.11.12 දින කොටුව මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ කැඳවු අතර, අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව වෙනුවෙන්…
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2025.11.12 – Channel 4 Fort Magistracy court case

12.11.2025 – CA/Writ/ 870/24 Channel 4 Writ

Date: November 12, 2025Case Number: CA/Writ/ 870/24 Today the matter got postponed as a new counsel will be appointed by…
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12.11.2025 – CA/Writ/ 870/24 Channel 4 Writ

පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයට යුද හමුදා කර්නල්වරයෙකු අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීමට එරෙහි අතුරු තහනම දීර්ඝ කෙරේ.

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පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයට යුද හමුදා කර්නල්වරයෙකු අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීමට එරෙහි අතුරු තහනම දීර්ඝ කෙරේ.

2025.10.14 – 110th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

Date: October 14, 2025Case Number: HC(TAB) 2972/21 The case was taken up before the Trial-at-Bar. All accused were present except…
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2025.10.14 – 110th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2025.10.14 – Writ case was filed against Nilantha Jayawardhana.

Date: October 14, 2025Case Number: CA Writ 143/2024 This matter came up for support on 14th October 2025, in 303,…
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2025.10.14 – Writ case was filed against Nilantha Jayawardhana.

Death toll from Easter Sunday Massacre

Timeline

2019
Easter Attack


Removing Shani Abeysekara from his position as the Director of Criminal Investigation Department

2020
Promotion of Brigadier Suarez Saleh to the rank of Major General
2022
Arrest Shehan Malaka
Release the former IGP & former DS

Places of Easter Attack bombings

Gallery

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