Supreme Court today decided former President Maithripala Sirisena, former Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, Former IGP Pujith Jayasundara, former National Intelligence Chief Sisira Mendis and former Chief of State Intelligence Nilantha Jayawardana have violated the Fundamental Rights by failing to prevent Easter Sunday terror attacks in 2019.
Accordingly, the SC ordered former President Sirisena to pay Rs. 100 million, and former Secretary of Defence Hemasiri Fernando to pay Rs. 50 million in compensation to the victims of the Easter attacks.
The SC also ordered former State Intelligence Service Director Nilantha Jayawardena and former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara to pay Rs. 75 million each, and National Intelligence Chief Sisira Mendis is to pay Rs. 10 million as compensation to the victims.
