The Colombo High Court’s Permanent Trial-at-Bar is delivering its verdict in the case filed against 24 accused over the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.
The accused were charged with more than 23,270 offences, including conspiracy and aiding and abetting the attacks.
Of the 24 accused, 15 have been found guilty, while the remaining nine have been ordered to be acquitted and released.
Naufer Maulavi, identified by investigators as a key associate of Easter Sunday attacks leader Zahran Hashim, was among those convicted.
The court has adjourned briefly and will resume shortly to deliver the sentences. (Newswire)
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