The Supreme Court has ruled that former President Maithripala Sirisena, former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, former Chief of State Intelligence Nilantha Jayawardena, former Chief of National Intelligence Sisira Mendis have violated basic human rights.
This order has been given by giving the verdict in a case filed before the Supreme Court that basic human rights have been violated by not taking steps to prevent it despite receiving intelligence information that a terrorist attack is going to take place on Easter Sunday 2019.
Accordingly, former President Maithripala Sirisena received 100 million rupees, former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara and former Chief of Public Service Intelligence Nilantha Jayawardena received 75 million rupees each, former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando received 50 million rupees, and former National Intelligence Chief Sisira Mendis received 1 million rupees. The court has ordered that 10 should be paid as compensation from his personal money.
