On 13 September, the special Trial-At-Bar appointed to hear 23,270 charges against 25 accused who are allegedly connected to the Easter Sunday terror attacks, issued summons to the said 25 accused to appear before the Trial-At-Bar yesterday. The special Trial-At-Bar was appointed on 1 September and is headed by High Court (HC) Judge Damith Thotawatte. The other two members are High Court Judges Amal Ranaraja and Navaratne Marasinghe. 48 of 1979 as amended, in connection with eight suicide attacks on several churches and hotels that took place on 21 April 2019. The Colombo High Court on 1 October served charges on Fernando and Jayasundara.

Source: The Nation October 04, 2021 17:37 UTC