COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar will announce on the 18th of February 2022, its decision on whether Ex-Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando will be released from the Easter Attacks case, without calling for evidence from the defense. Hemasiri Fernando is charged w...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Attorney General on Wednesday (15) told the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar that Former National Intelligence Chief Sisira Mendis will not be called in as a witness in the case filed against Ex-Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando who is charged with failing to take ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Former State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene told the court that State Intelligence Chief Nilantha Jayawardena apologized to him for not keeping him informed about the intel received on the Easter Attacks, until the attacks took place on the 21st of April 2019. He was te...

COLOMBO (News 1st); An indictment with 855 counts was handed over to Ex-IGP Pujith Jayasundara and Ex-Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando on Friday (1) at the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar for failing to prevent the 2019 April 21st Attacks. The Court ordered for the evidence examinati...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Chief Justice appointed a special Trial-at-Bar to take up the cases filed against Ex-Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Ex-Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara with regard to the 2019 April 21st Attacks. The cases were filed by the Attorney General and the Trial-at-Bar wil...