Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Attacks is a Presidential Commission of Inquiry in to the deadly Easter bomb attacks appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena on 21 April 2019 tasked with investigating the causes and background for the bombings . The commission is headed by Vijith Malalgoda , Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka , Nugagaha Kapalle Illangakoon , retired Inspector-General of Police and Padmasiri Jayamanne , retired Secretary to the Ministry of Law and Order . Based on its interim report which was submitted in two weeks , the Attorney General Dappula de Livera instructed the Criminal Investigation Department to carryout a criminal investigation against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and IGP Pujith Jayasundera to determine if they failed to act on intelligence warnings about the attack .
deadly Easter bomb attacks
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Attacks