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Four-judge commission appointed to probe Easter Sunday attacks
View(s):President Maithripala Sirisena last night appointed a four-member commission to probe the Easter Sunday attacks.
The Extraordinary Gazette notification was issued at midnight yesterday.
The commission will be headed by Court of Appeal Judge Janak de Silva. The Other members are Court of Appeal judge Nissanka Bandula Karunarathna and retired Court of Appeal judges Nihal Sunil Rajapaksa and Bandula Kumara Atapattu.
The commission has been entrusted to carry out an impartial and complete investigation on the April 21, bomb explosions and identify persons and organisations directly or indirectly connected to the terrorist attacks.
It has also been tasked with identifying officers and authorities who failed to anticipate that a terrorist and extremist activities of this nature would take place within the country and those who failed to perform their duties and did not take proper action.
Identifying persons and organisations responsible for demonstrations, acts of sabotage and causing damage to property after the April 21st attacks will also be another responsibility of the Commission.
Recommending measures on rehabilitating and assisting persons affected, ensuring public safety and preventing recurrence of such incidents will also be a responsibility of the commission.
The commission is required to submit an interim report in three moths, a subsequent interim reports in the next two months and the final report in six months.
W.M.M. Adikari, a rerited Ministry Secretary, will serve as the Secretary of the commission.