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

හිටපු පොලිස්පති පුජිත ජයසුන්දරටත් මරණ දඬුවම

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හිටපු ආරක්ෂක ලේකම් හේමසිරි ප්‍රනාන්දුටත් මරණ දඬුවම

පාස්කු ඉරු දින ත්‍රස්ත ප්‍රහාරයක් එල්ල වීමට නියමිත බවට බුද්ධි තොරතුරු ලැබී තිබියදීත් එය වළක්වා ගැනීමට කටයුතු නොකිරීම, රාජකාරිය පැහැර…
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හිටපු ආරක්ෂක ලේකම් හේමසිරි ප්‍රනාන්දුටත් මරණ දඬුවම

2026.07.20 – 231st Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 20th July 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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2026.07.20 – 231st Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.07.17 – 230th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 17th July 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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2026.07.17 – 230th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.07.16 – 229th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 16th July 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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2026.07.16 – 229th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.07.15 – 228th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 15th July 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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2026.07.15 – 228th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.07.14 – 227th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 14th July 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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2026.07.14 – 227th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.07.13 – 226th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 13th July 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Supreme Court Temporary…
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2026.07.13 – 226th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.07.10 – 225th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 10th July 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar) Venue: Supreme Court Temporary…
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2026.07.10 – 225th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

2026.07.09 – 224th Day of the Easter Attacks Criminal Trial Against 24 Accused

Date: 09th July 2026 Case No: HC (TAB) 2972/21 Court: Special Permanent Three-Judge High Court (Trial-at-Bar), Colombo 12. The case…
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2026.07.09 – 224th 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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