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Politicians behind preventing police probe Easter Sunday attack: Catholic Church

by Yohan Perera in Daily Mirror online, Mar 10, 2023Offering promotions to senior police officers who have been held responsible for the failure to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks cannot be accepted, the Catholic Church said yesterday. A member of the social communications committee of the Colombo Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini, told a press conference yesterday that these police officers are to be promoted at a request made by some senior politicians. “These police…

UN says Sri Lanka must ensure compensation for victims of 2019 terrorist attacks

REPORT IN Daily FT, , 20 January 2023The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday said Sri Lanka must fully compensate victims of the Easter Sunday 2019 terrorist attacks following a recent decision by the country’s top court. Last week, the Supreme Court ordered the former President and three other senior officials to compensate the families of the victims because they had failed to prevent the tragedy. Over 270 people were…