Three years ago, on a day
like today, innocent Catholics gathered for Easter service at St. Sebastian
Church Katuwapiriya Negambo to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Brutal
suicide extremists bombed this precious Easter moment into a single bloodbath.
Suresh
Jayasinghe wears a sombre black dress, a simple black headband written:
"Justice " as he joins the group of Catholic protesters at St
Sebastian Church.
His pregnant wife's medical test
saved his life from the church bomb attack as he was absent on a particular
day, but he lost his close friends and fellow churchmen. Suresh Jayasinghe was
the caller and main organizer for today's event.
“A
curse has befallen this government. After the Easter Sunday bombs, nothing has
worked for this country. And the opportunist leaders are cursed. They have
blood on their hands for their failure to deliver justice.” an emotional and
determined Suresh Jayasinghe, told the media.
Rajapaksa,
who swept to power in the aftermath of the Easter bombings, pledged to cleanse
the country of “all elements of terror” and promised an expedited probe into
the incident.
In
recent months, however, the Sri Lankan Roman Catholic Church has criticized the
government, questioning the investigation into the bombings.
More
than a hundred thousand participated in the protest and march from St Sebastian
Church to the Negombo Bus stand. Along with Reverent Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith,
many catholic priests and Buddhist monks participated in the event with prayers
for the Easter Sunday victims.
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