The Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar in Colombo today imposed lengthy prison sentences on 15 defendants convicted in the case over the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. Five convicts were sentenced to 200 years’ rigorous imprisonment each, another five were sentenced to 220 years each, four...

Fifteen of the 24 accused in the case over the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks have been found guilty, while nine others were acquitted of all charges. According to the verdict, accused Nos. 1 to 9, 11, 15, 16, 18 and 19 were found guilty...