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Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando sentenced to death

Source: Sri Lanka Mirror
Category: Technology
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: July 31, 2026 at 15:07

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Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando was sentenced to death by a majority decision of a permanent three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court after being found guilty of failing to prevent the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks despite receiving prior intelligence, dereliction of duty, and aiding and abetting murder. The case was heard today (31) before […]

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