Six years on, fresh probe sought into Easter attacks

(UCAN) A Catholic organization has urged the Sri Lankan government to launch a fresh probe into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, saying the real perpetrators are yet to be identified.

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Six years on, and despite three governments promising thorough investigations, the victims and families still await justice, said the Oblate Centre for Society and Religion (CSR), Colombo.

The coordinated attacks on April 21, 2019, targeted churches and luxury hotels, killing 276 people, including 47 foreigners, and injuring 500 others.

Father Rohan Silva, the center's chairperson, said on April 16 that a 13-page document detailing overlooked evidence was sent to the Public Security Secretary, with copies to the Acting Inspector General of Police and the Director of Crime Bureau.

"All those responsible for the attacks must be identified, and justice must be delivered to the victims without further delay," Silva said.

Besides the mystery surrounding the identity and role of the main suspects, there is the wider suspicion that the serial bombings were meant to bring the Rajapaksa family back to power.