UPDATE: Sirisena Must Pay Easter Attacks Compensation in Full Before August 30, says SC

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Supreme Court has ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay the outstanding compensation to the victims of the Easter attacks before August 30.

Former Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena earlier on Monday (15) informed the Supreme Court that, out of the Rs. 100 million ordered to be paid as compensation for the victims of the Easter attack, Rs. 58 million has already been paid.

Sirisena had also requested for six years for the remaining amount to be paid.

On January 12th 2023, Sri Lanka's Supreme Court ordered the government pay Rs. 1 Million as compensation per person to those who were killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks.

The Supreme Court ruled that the respondents named in the Fundamental Rights petitions for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, despite having credible information of an imminent attack, had violated the Fundamental Rights of the petitioners.

The respondents named in the petitions were Former President Maithripala Sirisena, Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, Former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara, Former National Intelligence Service Chief Sisira Mendis, and Former State Intelligence Services Chief Nilantha Jayawardena.

Court ordered Former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay a compensation of Rs. 100 Million,

Former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara & Former State Intelligence Services Chief Nilantha Jayawardene were ordered to pay a compensation of Rs. 75 Million each, Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to pay a compensation of Rs. 50 Million.

Former National Intelligence Service Chief Sisira Mendis was ordered by the court to pay a compensation of Rs. 10 Million.

The Supreme Court said that all these funds need to be collected and be used to compensate the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks.