Sri Lanka, Nov. 24 -- The Colombo High Court has ordered that the case filed by the Attorney General against former Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Hemasiri Fernando and former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara-who are accused of criminal negligence and failure to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks despite having received prior intelligence-be taken up again on January 26, 2026.

The case was called before the Colombo High Court today. However, since a bench had not yet been formally appointed for the trial, the High Court Registrar announced that the case would be recalled on January 26, 2026, Ada Derana reporter said.

Earlier, a three-judge High Court bench ordered that former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando a...