The Colombo High Court today acquitted former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Hemasiri Fernando from all charges filed against him over the failure to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.
The order was issued unanimously by a three-member bench comprising justices Namal Balalle, Aditya Patabendige and Mohamed Izzadeen.
Fernando was acquitted without evidence of the defence being taken up.
855 indictments were filed against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando by the Attorney General including charges related to criminal negligence for failure to take measures to prevent the bombings despite having received prior intelligence information.
