Original Summary

AFP via Getty Images / Dozens of police commandos were deployed to the courtroom before the verdicts were announced Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men who had been charged with plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 270 people and injured more than 500. Those found guilty include Naufer Moulavi, who prosecutors said masterminded the suicide bombings. Nine other men were acquitted. The co-ordinated blasts at three churches and three luxury hotels were the deadliest in Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war in 2009. Forty-five foreigners were among the dead. All the bombers who carried out the attacks died in the blasts. Investigators have previously blamed the bombings on Islamist extremists, and the 25 men indicted were from Sri Lanka's Muslim minority. One died in custody. The accused had been charged with more than 23,000 offences, including murder, conspiracy to commit terrorism and possessing firearms. More than 2,300 people gave evidence for the prosecution. There were also 2,076 pieces of evidence, including explosives, swords and firearms. In the wake of the attacks, Sri Lankan authorities pointed to a "major intelligence lapse". Its parliament heard that a tip-off from India about the attacks was not properly shared with the authorities. In 2023, the Supreme Court ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay millions in compensation to the victims of the bombings, after finding him responsible for national security failures that led to the attacks. Last month, two former senior officials were sentenced to death for criminal negligence that led to the bombings. Death sentences are usually commuted to life in prison in Sri Lanka due to a decades-old moratorium on executions. For years, Sri Lankans have held regular demonstrations demanding justice for the victims of the Easter attacks.

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中文标题： 斯里兰卡法院就复活节周日爆炸案判定15名男子有罪

斯里兰卡高等法院判定15名男子策划2019年复活节爆炸袭击罪名成立，袭击致270死、500多伤。定罪者包括检方指为主谋的Naufer Moulavi，另有9人无罪。三座教堂与三家豪华酒店遭协同爆炸，为2009年内战结束以来最致命袭击。调查人员此前归咎于伊斯兰极端分子；2023年最高法院裁定前总统西里塞纳担责赔偿，上月两名前高官因刑事过失被判死刑，通常减为终身监禁。

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  • 发布时间：2026/9/22 20:59:22