Fmr President apologises to Catholic community for 2019 Easter attacks

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Former President Maithripala Sirisena has publicly apologized to the entire Catholic community of Sri Lanka for the Easter Sunday Attacks of
2019.Sirisena stated this while speaking at a press conference this morning (31 Jan.), further assuring that he is currently taking all
means necessary to pay the fine imposed by the courts on him in this regard.He further noted, however, that it has not been stated in the
relevant judgment issued by the court that he, during his tenure as the Head of State, made a mistake which led to the attacks, but that the
imposed a fine of RS
100 million against me