The Supreme Court had yesterday (13) ordered the Government and the five respondents named in the Fundamental Petitions filed against failing to prevent the Easter sunday bomb attacks in 2019 .To pay massive compensations for the victims of the attacks .
Accordingly the Government was ordered to pay Rs. one million as compensation per person for those victims who were killed at the Easter Sunday attacks .Other respondents named by the Petitions Former President Maithripala Sirisena was asked to pay a compensation of Rs.100 million ,Former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundare and Former State Intelligence Services Chief Nilantha Jayawardane were asked to pay a compensation of Rs.75 million each ,Former National Intelligence Services Chief Sisira Mendis was asked to pay a Compensation of Rs.10 million and the Former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando was asked to pay a compensation of Rs.50 million .
In addition to the Rs.one million compensation government needs to pay for a victim of the easter sunday attacks Supreme court ordered to pay Rs.500,000 each for a injured person in the attack .
Court has also ordered to establish a
Victim Fund at the office for reparation which must formulate a scheme to award the sums ordered as compensation in fair and equitable manner to the victims and families .
The
Supreme Court on Thursday (12) ruled that the respondents named in the
Fundamental Rights petitions for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter
Sunday attacks, despite having credible information of an imment attack,
had violated the Fundamental Rights of the petitioners.