The Supreme Court has ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena and three others to declare their assets and liabilities through affidavits on or before Dec. 30, 2023, since they failed to pay the compensation amounts in full in relation to Fundamental Rights petitions filed over the 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings.
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has dismissed an application made by Former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay the court-ordered compensation in the 2019 Easter Sunday Attacks case, in 10 years.
The request was dismissed by a seven judge bench of the Supreme Court and Mr. Sirisena was ordered to pay the compensation in full before June 30, 2024.
