Two Former Sri Lankan Security Officials to Appeal Death Sentences
Summary
Two former Sri Lankan security officials sentenced to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings will appeal their sentences, their lawyer announced.
Key Points
- Two former Sri Lankan security officials, Hemasiri Fernando and Pujith Jayasundara, were sentenced to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings.
- They plan to appeal the death sentences in the Supreme Court within two weeks.
- The death penalty has not been carried out in Sri Lanka since 1976 and there is an informal moratorium.
- The officials were convicted for failing to prevent attacks that killed 279 people and injured more than 500 on April 21, 2019.
