Easter Sunday attack SL holds with US on three Sri Lankans charged in U.S. District Court

23 February 2021 12:04 am

• All three are currently in Sri Lanka’s custody 

Sri Lankan Ambassador to the US Ravinatha Aryasinha had a virtual discussion with Mr. Dan Stigall, Deputy Chief of Staff & Counselor for International Affairs, Department of Justice (DoJ) and senior officials of the DoJ on February 17 to follow-up on the charges filed last month by the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against three Sri Lankans for “Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS” in the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka in April 2019, a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.   

All three are currently in Sri Lanka’s custody. 

 
According to the statement, the Ambassador also called for closer monitoring of the pro-LTTE organisations operating in the US, who contrary to US laws, were glorifying terrorism and martyrdom, while propagating hate speech and disinformation.  

 

• The Ambassador called for closer monitoring of  pro-LTTE organisations operating in 
• the US