Senior police officers had been informed of a trial explosion carried out by the group led by Zahran Hashim at Thalankuda on April 16, 2019 prior to the Easter Sunday bombings, Parliament was informed today.
Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha who was responding to an oral question raised by SJB MP Hector Appuhamy in the House said former Director of the Intelligence Service Nilantha Jayawardene had informed the then IGP Pujith Jayasundara and Senior DIG Ravi Senevirathna on the trial explosion carried out by Zahran’s group on April 16, 2019 prior to the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.
This information had been passed on to the then Secretary to the Ministry of Defence.
Both Jayasundara and Senevirathana had also been informed about the area that Zahran was occupying and about their network.
On April 20, 2023 according to the answer provided by the Leader of the House, it had been revealed that action was being taken by the Attorney General and the Ministey of Public Security against those who were responsible for the failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.