SC orders Sirisena to pay compensation in full

Sirisena asks to pay compensation in 10 years; Court says NO

by Zulfick Farzan 02-11-2023 | 2:24 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has dismissed an application made for Former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay the court-ordered compensation in the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks case, in 10 years.

The request was dismissed by a seven judge bench of the Supreme Court.

Sirisena was ordered to pay the compensation in full before June 30, 2024.

The will be called up on the 15th of June 2024.

On the 12th of January 2023, court ordered Former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay a compensation of Rs. 100 Million, Former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara & Former State Intelligence Services Chief Nilantha Jayawardene to pay a compensation of Rs. 75 Million each, Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to pay a compensation of Rs. 50 Million, to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday Terror Attacks.

The Supreme Court said that all these funds need to be collected and be used to compensate the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks.