Ex-IGP Pujith Jayasundara sentenced to death

The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar today (July 31) sentenced former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara to death.

The judgment was delivered by a majority decision, with Judges Priyantha Liyanage and Tilakaratne Bandara finding former IGP Pujith Jayasundara guilty on charges filed against him.

However, Judge Viraj Weerasuriya had dissented. Finding that the prosecution had not proved the case beyond a reasonable doubt, he acquitted the accused.

Jayasundera was sentenced by the court which found him guilty of criminal dereliction of duty, attempted murder and murder, for failing to prevent the Easter Sunday bomb attacks despite receiving prior intelligence warnings.

The ruling was announced regarding the indictments filed by the Attorney General against former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former IGP Pujith Jayasundara over their alleged failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bomb attacks despite receiving sufficient intelligence information.

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