Posted on February 25th, 2021
Courtesy Catholic Herald
Colombo, Sri Lanka, Feb 24, 2021 / 01:26 pm MT (CNA).- The Sri Lankan government must release its report on the Easter 2019 terrorist attack on Christian churches and hotels, say Catholic leaders.
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo reportedly will not meet with any Sri Lanka politicians due to the delay. He has postponed meetings with Catholic members of parliament in both the government and the opposition, the Sri Lanka newspaper The Island reported, citing sources in the cardinal’s office. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo in his cathedral city, Jan. 13, 2015
Other bishops have also spoken out about the failure to release the report from the presidential inquiry into the Easter Sunday attacks, which killed more than 260 people and injured more than 500.
By Melani Manel Perera
Members of the Katuwapitiya Catholic parish staged a protest against the slow pace of the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Card Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Jayakody, and several priests expressed their support for the initiative.
Catholics in Katuwapitiya are upset by the lack of clarity on the part of the government, which has not yet released the findings of the Presidential Commission nor paid out any compensation to the victims.
During last Saturday’s rally, the families affected by the tragedy protested against the government panel appointed to review the report drafted by the Presidential Commission.
Sri Lankan Catholics demand clarity on bombing report
Cardinal Ranjith and protesters call for the government to publish the report on the Easter attacks in full
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St. Sebastian’s Church, which was damaged in the Easter 2019 bombings, celebrates its first feast after the attacks on Jan. 20, 2020. (Photo: UCA News)
Sri Lankan Catholics have demonstrated against the government-appointed cabinet panel studying the report compiled by the presidential commission probing the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.
Relatives of victims in Negombo held a protest on Feb. 20 against the new cabinet committee and to demand publication of the report and to bring the culprits before the law.
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