Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lanka’s court orders ex president to compensate victims

Sri Lanka

Former President Maithripala Sirisena and 4 other top officials found guilty. Court orders ex-president to pay $273,300 from his personal funds to victims’ family. At least 290 people died in attacks on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday in 2019. The former president of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena, and four other top government figures were … Read more

Ex-Sri Lankan Leader Ordered to Pay Damages for Easter Bombings Victims

Sri Lankan

Sri Lanka court holds ex-President responsible for bombings. Orders payment of damages to victims’ families. Bombings by local Muslim groups linked to ISIS. Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruled that the country’s former president and four other individuals were responsible for the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed close to 270 people On Thursday, Sri … Read more