While the nation in eager anticipation of the announcement by the president of the master mind behind the Easter Attack, the final report from the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks has officially been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
The handover was carried out by Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, following instructions from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala confirmed the report’s transfer, noting that it is intended to support ongoing investigations into the coordinated bombings that shook the nation on 21 April 2019.
The Commission, initially appointed by former President Maithripala Sirisena on 22 September 2019, was led by Supreme Court Justice Janak de Silva and comprised six members. It completed its work and submitted the final report to then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 1 February 2021.
Despite being completed over three years ago, the report has yet to be made public. Minister Wijepala assured that it will be released in due course.
