Easter Attack Info

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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

2026.09.08 – 261st Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 08th September 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Special Permanent Three-Judge…
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2026.09.08 – 261st Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.09.01 – 259th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 01st September 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Special Permanent Three-Judge…
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2026.09.01 – 259th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.08.31 – 258th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 31st August 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Special Permanent Three-Judge…
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2026.08.31 – 258th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.08.28 – 257th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 28th August 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Special Permanent Three-Judge…
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2026.08.28 – 257th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.08.25 – 256th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 25th August 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Special Permanent Three-Judge…
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2026.08.25 – 256th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.08.24 – 255th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 24th August 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Special Permanent Three-Judge…
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2026.08.24 – 255th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

සුරේෂ් සලේට තවත් දින 90ක රැඳවුම් නියෝග

රාජ්‍ය බුද්ධි සේවයේ හිටපු අධ්‍යක්ෂ සුරේෂ් සලේ මහතා තවත් දින 90ක කාලයක් රඳවා ප්‍රශ්න කිරීමට නියෝග කර තිබේ. පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයේ…
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සුරේෂ් සලේට තවත් දින 90ක රැඳවුම් නියෝග

සලේ වෙනුවෙන් යුරෝපා සංගමයට පෙත්සමක්

රාජ්‍ය බුද්ධි සේවයේ හිටපු අධ්‍යක්ෂ, විශ්‍රාමික මේජර් ජෙනරාල් සුරේෂ් සලේ මහතාගේ රැඳවුම් නියෝගය තවදුරටත් දීර්ඝ නොකිරීම වෙනුවෙන් සහ ඒ මහතාගේ…
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සලේ වෙනුවෙන් යුරෝපා සංගමයට පෙත්සමක්

සුරේෂ් සලේගේ මවගෙන් ජනපතිට ලිපියක්

රාජ්‍ය බුද්ධි සේවයේ හිටපු අධ්‍යක්ෂ, විශ්‍රාමික මේජර් ජෙනරාල් සුරේෂ් සලේ මහතාගේ රැඳවුම තවදුරටත් දීර්ඝ නොකරන ලෙස ඉල්ලා ඔහුගේ මව විසින්…
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සුරේෂ් සලේගේ මවගෙන් ජනපතිට ලිපියක්

2026.08.21 – 254th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 21st August 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Special Permanent Three-Judge…
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2026.08.21 – 254th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

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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