Nilantha Jayawardena
Sri LankaunknownMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Nilantha Jayawardena is a former state intelligence chief in Sri Lanka, who has been implicated as a key suspect in the investigation of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. His handling of intelligence information related to the attacks has been criticized, and there have been calls for legal action against him for failing to inform the then-president about potential threats.
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Nilantha Jayawardena testified about the intelligence failures leading up to the attacks.
හේමසිරිට - පූජිතට එරෙහි සම්පූර්ණ තීන්දුවSri Lanka· 2026-08-01
Nilantha Jayawardena testified about the intelligence failures prior to the attacks.
හේමසිරිට - පූජිතට එරෙහි සම්පූර්ණ තීන්දුවSri Lanka· 2026-08-01Nilantha Jayawardena, a former state intelligence chief, was involved in the appeal filed by Pujitha Jayasundara.
පූජිතගේ - නිලන්තගේ අභියාචනා ඉවතටSri Lanka· 2026-07-03
Nilantha Jayawardena is referenced regarding the Catholic Church's opinion on the death penalty.
කතෝලිකක සභාව මරණ දඩුවම සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම ප්රතික්ෂේප කරනවාSri Lanka· 2025-07-21
Nilantha Jayawardena is identified as a key suspect in the Easter bombings.
‘පාස්කු ප්රහාර’යේ විමර්ශන කළ නිලධාරීන් පත්කරන්න ඉල්ලීමක් කළාSri Lanka· 2025-07-20