Cardinal's call for justice echoes on Easter attacks' sixth anniversary

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith demands clean-up of complicit powers and accountability Criticises 2019 Presidential Commission for failing to expose broader network behind Easter terror attacks Expresses disappointment over delayed or obstructed justice; urges President AKD to act Highlights several key issues allegedly ignored in investigation Accuses past authorities of systemic sabotage after 2019 election Calls for an Independent Prosecutor's Office to carry out credible investigation Stresses justice is essential for national healing and democratic integrity

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AT a solemn memorial held at St. Anthony’s Shrine yesterday in Kochchikade to mark the sixth anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith delivered a powerful message, calling on President Anura Kumara Disanayake to cleanse the country of individuals and institutions that encouraged or protected those responsible for politically motivated acts of terrorism.

Addressing a packed congregation of survivors, families of victims, and clergy, Cardinal Ranjith strongly criticised the failures of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry, appointed by former President Maithripala Sirisena, to investigate the attacks, which killed over 270 people and injured hundreds more.

Although the Commission did highlight certain shortcomings in intelligence and political accountability, he said it fell short of exposing the broader network behind the attacks.