14 Found Guilty, 9 Acquitted in 2019 Easter Sunday Attack Trial

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The verdict in the case against 24 defendants, including Naufar Maulavi, under 23,270 charges including conspiring and aiding and abetting the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, was delivered a short while ago. 

The verdict was delivered by a Trial-at-Bar comprising Judges Navaratne Marasinghe, Ramanathan Kannan and Sujeewa Nissanka. 

Accordingly, 14 of the defendants were found guilty, while nine others were acquitted and released.

The sentencing of those found guilty is expected to take place shortly.

The Trial-at-Bar of the Colombo High Court fixed today for the delivery of its judgment after concluding hearings in the case on August 24, following proceedings that spanned nearly five years.

A total of 23,270 charges were filed against the 24 accused, while 2,309 witnesses testified on behalf of the prosecution during the lengthy trial.

One of the accused died while the trial was in progress.