COLOMBO, June 8 -- Attorney-at-law and activist Nuwan Bopage has alleged that ongoing investigations and public narratives surrounding the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks are being driven by political objectives rather than a genuine effort to secure justice for victims.

In a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Monday (8), Bopage argued that successive governments have sought to identify and promote alleged 'masterminds' behind the attacks to serve political agendas, warning that such actions risk undermining due process and denying victims meaningful justice.

Referring to the arrest and detention of lawyer Hijaz Hizbullah under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in 2020, Bopage claimed the case was built around a politicall...