Fifteen guilty in 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings: What the verdict says

The suicide bombings were the deadliest attacks in the country since the end of its civil war in 2009.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A police commando stands guard at the High Court complex before a verdict related to the 2019 Easter bombings in Colombo, Sri Lanka on September 22, 2026 [Eranga Jayawardane/AP] By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 22 Sep 2026 22 Sep 2026 Fifteen of the 24 people accused of being directly involved in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have been found guilty of charges including murder and conspiracy to commit terrorism.

Here’s what the verdict says, how the legal case unfolded and what we know about whether the government failed to act on intelligence prior to the bombings taking place.