Commission on Easter attacks gets extension till 31 January

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has granted time till 31 January 2021 to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) appointed to investigate, inquire into, and report on or take necessary actions in relation to the Easter Sunday bomb explosions, which took place on 21 April 2019.

The Commission is required to submit its final report by then.

The Commission was appointed by former President Maithripala Sirisena on 20 September 2019 and has been given two extensions by the current President.

The Commission’s members are Court of Appeal judges Janaka de Silva and Nissanka Bandula Karunaratne, Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal Nihal Sunil Rajapaksa, Retired Judge of the Court of Appeal Bandula Kumara Atapattu and Retired Ministry Secretary W.M.M.R. Adikari.