Two Former Sri Lankan Security Officials to Appeal Death Sentences

Colombo. Two former high-ranking Sri Lankan security officials, sentenced to death on Friday for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter bombings, will appeal their sentences, their lawyer said on Saturday.

Former Defence Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara were sentenced to death by a three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court on Friday by a 2-1 majority.