Committee Appointed to Review Easter Sunday Attacks PCoI Report, Fresh Investigations Likely

A four-member committee has been appointed to study the final report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

Following direct instructions from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the final report and all accompanying volumes were formally handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on 20 April.

Police Media Spokesman, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Buddika Manatunga, announced that the committee is chaired by Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Asanga Karawita. The other members include:

The Deputy Inspector General of the CID
The Director of the CID
The Director of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID)

Subcommittees have also been formed and are currently studying the extensive report, which spans approximately 66,000 to 67,000 pages. SSP Manatunga stated that fresh investigations will be launched based on new information that arises during the review.

He further noted that legal action will be taken against those found responsible, based on the findings of the report and subsequent investigations.