Maithripala Sirisena says the commission has wide judicial powers to gather evidence responsible parties for the bombings and to probe security and intelligence lapses. FMTNews
COLOMBO: A fresh inquiry into the Easter suicide bombings that hit Sri Lanka killing at least 258 people was ordered by president Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday, after concerns from the Catholic Church that current probes are not independent.
The five-member panel is headed by a Court of Appeal judge and includes three other judges and a retired civil servant. It is to report back with recommendations within three months. They say the commission is being used by political parties to deflect any responsibility for failing to stop the attacks.
The president has also been accused of failing to act on precise Indian intelligence that jihadists were about to hit Christian churches and other targets in Sri Lanka.
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