Landmark accountability: former police chief and defence secretary sentenced to death for negligence in 2019 Easter bombings

Former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando sentenced to death for negligence in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 260. The symbolic death penalty (moratorium in place) is likely to be commuted to life imprisonment; Catholic Church alleges conspiracy. This landmark ruling resonates with ongoing governance, human rights, and anti-corruption themes in Sri Lanka.