Easter attacks: Court rejects bail request for 25 suspects

The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar has rejected the bail request made on behalf of 25 suspects including Naufer Maulavi, who were in remand custody in connection with the Easter Sunday terror attacks in 2019.

Trial-at-Bar bench consisting of High Court Judges Damith Thotawatta, Amal Ranaraja and Nawaratne Marasinghe refused to grant bail to the suspects, who were charged under 13,270 counts including conspiring the terror attacks and murder.