Easter Without Answers: Pressure Mounts on NPP Over Justice 📈

Nearly seven years after the Easter Sunday bombings, the National People’s Power (NPP) government faces growing scrutiny over a perceived lack of "political will" to prosecute high-level perpetrators, despite holding a 159-seat parliamentary majority. • Current Investigative Status Probes have seen "procedural motion without prosecutorial momentum." While the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) was restored under Shani Abeysekera in mid-2025, no major arrests or indictments of high-ranking officials have followed. • Key Intelligence Concerns Serious questions remain regarding the State Intelligence Service (SIS) and Military Intelligence. Suresh Sallay: The former SIS chief was dismissed in October 2024 but has not faced public questioning or indictment. Security Complicity: Internal reports suggest possible "willful blindness" within the security apparatus that allowed the attacks to occur. • Political Challenges & Risks Analysts suggest the delay is rooted in political complexities: Institutional Resistance: Fear of confronting entrenched security and military networks. Destabilization: Potential for investigations to unravel long-standing national security narratives. Impunity: Continued lack of reinvestigation into figures like "Pillayan" reinforces concerns over a culture of legal exemptions for the powerful. • Social Impact The Catholic Church, led by Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, remains a primary voice for accountability. Failure to act is seen as a "mirror" to Sri Lanka’s struggle with holding power to account, risking public trust in the NPP’s promise of "system change."