Justice Delayed, Justice Denied? The 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka were a tragic reminder of the devastating consequences of bureaucratic inertia and political expediency.
The recent sentencing of two former security officials to death is a belated attempt at accountability, but its significance is tempered by the fact that it may be too little, too late.
In the aftermath of the attacks, which claimed 279 lives and injured over 500 people, there were widespread allegations of negligence and incompetence within the government's security apparatus.