Sri Lanka Easter with the bombings of the victims of the name “Heroes of Faith” by the Vatican

The Vatican named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as “the heroes of faith”.

The Cardinal in the country, Malcolm Rangith, announced in this event to celebrate the sixth anniversary of the suicide attacks that targeted the Catholic churches and five -star hotels during Easter, killing 269 people.

Those who recognize him from the Vatican are the Catholic believers who attended a mass in the churches that were attacked.

The bombings rocked the country, which has not witnessed the levels of violence since the end of the civil war in 2009. However, investigations into the attacks were controversial.

Muslim extremists claimed the attacks, but there was general criticism from the families of the victims and the minority Christian community on the island, who accuse the government of withdrawing their feet in taking action against the suspects in carrying out the bombings.

Anger arose with the emergence of information that intelligence warnings about the attacks were not disposed of by security heads or government at that time. Since then, the country’s Supreme Court has ordered the president at the time, Mathripala Sericina, to pay compensation to the victims of the “ignoring practical intelligence” bombings that could have prevented the attacks.

A trial was opened against 25 people accused of communicating with the attacks in 2021. However, with 23,000 charges against men, the lawyers involved in the case warned that the huge number of charges and the amazing list of witnesses may mean that the trial will continue for years.

The Catholic community, led by Cardinal Rangith, has repeatedly claimed that the government at that time had covered investigations “to protect the minds behind the attacks.”

The investigation conducted by Channel 4 in 2023, which raised questions about the ties between the government, the military and the group blamed the attacks, as well as the public anger. He claimed that the attacks were allowed to happen to the political authority.

The presidential elections, which were held shortly after the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sweep to Power, witnessed, after holding it on the national security platform.

Evidence in a statement in Parliament and rejected all allegations that were raised in the documentary.

The case gained a new currency when Sri Lanka chose a new president and parliament in 2024. The newly elected government claimed that the attacks were a conspiracy by a “certain group” to seize political power at that time.

They also reopened the investigations into the attacks, with a report on the presidential investigation committee that was officially delivered to the CIA for further investigation.

“As a government, we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring justice. The ongoing efforts to investigate the attacks remain and reveal all facts without obstructing or delaying a top priority. Accountability, transparency, and real justice is necessary to honor the memory of the victims and restore general confidence,” Prime Minister Harini Amarasoria said in a statement to the one.