Hemasiri Fernando
Sri LankapoliticianMale3.8Global Dominance: 0.00%Hemasiri Fernando is a former Sri Lankan Secretary of Defence who recently made headlines due to his involvement in a high-profile legal case concerning the failure to prevent the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in 2019. He, along with former police chief Pujith Jayasundara, faced serious charges related to negligence in duty despite receiving prior intelligence about the impending attacks. A court ruling announced a death sentence for Fernando, marking a significant development in the ongoing investigation and legal proceedings surrounding one of the most devastating terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka's history.
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Hemasiri Fernando was sentenced to death in connection with the Easter Sunday terrorist attack.
පාස්කු දා ප්රහාරයේ නොවිසදුණු අබිරහස?Sri Lanka· 2026-08-10
Hemasiri Fernando is also being referred for a medical examination after being sentenced to death.
පූජිත හේමසිරි වෛද්ය පරීක්ෂණයකට: විශේෂ පහසුකම්නෑSri Lanka· 2026-08-01
Hemasiri Fernando is a senior public official who has held high positions in various institutions in Sri Lanka.
හේමසිරි නම්වූ ඔහු - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2026-08-01
Hemasiri Fernando is also sentenced to death alongside Pujith Jayasundara.
පූජිත වෙනුවෙන් ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට අද හෙටම ඇපෑලක්Sri Lanka· 2026-08-01
Hemasiri Fernando was found guilty of failing to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks despite having sufficient intelligence information.
හේමසිරිට - පූජිතට එරෙහි සම්පූර්ණ තීන්දුවSri Lanka· 2026-08-01
Hemasiri Fernando is also being referred for a medical examination after being sentenced to death.
පූජිත හේමසිරි වෛද්ය පරීක්ෂණයකට: විශේෂ පහසුකම්නෑSri Lanka· 2026-08-01Hemasiri Fernando is a senior public official who has held high positions in various institutions in Sri Lanka.
හේමසිරි නම්වූ ඔහු - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2026-08-01Hemasiri Fernando was found guilty of failing to prevent the Easter Sunday attacks despite having sufficient intelligence information.
හේමසිරිට - පූජිතට එරෙහි සම්පූර්ණ තීන්දුවSri Lanka· 2026-08-01Hemasiri Fernando was sentenced to death for failing to prevent the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday.
හිටපු ආරක්ෂක ලේකම් හේමසිරිටත් මරණ දඬුවම්Sri Lanka· 2026-07-31
Hemasiri Fernando was also implicated in the legal proceedings related to the Easter Sunday terrorist attack.
හිටපු පොලිස්පති පූජිතට මරණ දඬුවමSri Lanka· 2026-07-31