Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya has appointed a special Trial- at- Bar to hear the case of Easter Sunday terror attacks in 2019, following the request of Attorney General Sanjay Rajaratnam.
The Trial-at-Bar will be headed by High Court judge Damith Thotawatte while HC Judges Amal Ranaraja and Navaratne Marasinghe are the members of it.
The AG has filed 23,270 indictments against 25 accused, including Naufer Mawlawi, Sajid Maulawi, Mohammed Milhan, Sadik Abdullah, Aadam Lebbe alias Gafoor Mama, Mohammed Sanasdeen and Mohammed Rizwan, at the HC.
The AG requested the Chief Justice to appoint a special Trial-at-Bar last month, to hear and determine the charges filed under the PTA including charges of conspiracy, preparation, aiding and abetting, collection of explosives and weapons, murder and attempted murder.
