Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando files FR to prevent arrest

Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando states after the bomb explosions at St. Anthony’s Church, Kochchikade, St.Sebastian’s Church, Katuwapitya, Shangri-La Hotel Colombo, Kingsbury HotelColombo, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo and the Zion Church in Batticoloa on 21.04.2019 (Easter Sunday) which claimed the lives of 269 persons both local and foreign, including several children and caused injuries to 596 persons, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the 6th Respondent, along with several other Catholic Priests, including the Petitioner took a keen interest to ascertain those responsible for the said bomb explosions and bring justice to the victims.

The Petitioner states owing to the keen interest that he took in the above effort to bring justice to the victims and the kith and kin of the victims of the bomb blast, he eventually became the spokesperson of the Catholic Church with regard to the aforesaid bomb blast.