INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Legal Counsel of former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Nilantha Jayawardena has informed the Supreme Court that the
arrears of the compensation his client was ordered to pay pertaining to the Easter Sunday attacks will be settled and the relevant
documentation will be submitted to the court later today (07).The former Senior DIG and head of the SIS, Nilantha Jayawardana, appeared
before the Supreme Court in relation to the contempt of court charges filed against him, for failing to complete the payment of Rs
75 million in compensation for the Easter Sunday bomb victims as ordered by the court.The relevant case was taken up before a seven-member
court not to hold a contempt of court hearing against the petitioner as he would comply with the court order and pay the full compensation
within today.Following the consideration of the facts presented, Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya stated in the open court that the time
period given to the defendant to pay the compensation has already passed
However, the bench of judges ordered that the documents confirming the payment of the relevant money be presented to the court at 1.30 p.m
today and ordered that if the relevant money is not paid according to the Supreme Court order, the proceedings of contempt of court will
