A Sri Lankan court is preparing to deliver verdicts in the case of Naufer Moulavi, a man accused of organizing the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in 2019, which killed 270 people and injured over 500. These attacks targeted several churches holding Easter services and three luxury hotels, marking the deadliest attack in Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war in 2009. Alongside Moulavi, 23 others face trial for their roles in planning and executing the coordinated suicide bombings. The charges against them include murder, terrorism conspiracy, and possession of firearms. The prosecution claims that Moulavi was the main organizer of the attacks and presented a voluntary confession to the court, which he reportedly admitted to his involvement. However, Moulavi later challenged the court, stating he was not shown what he was signing and denied the allegations against him. The trial included testimony from over 2,300 witnesses and 2,076 pieces of evidence, such as explosives, weapons, and other materials linked to the attacks. In the aftermath of the bombings, Sri Lankan authorities admitted to a "major intelligence lapse." A tip-off from India about the attacks was reportedly not shared properly with local authorities. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that former president Maithripala Sirisena must pay millions in compensation to victims, citing his responsibility for national security failures that allowed the attacks to occur. Earlier this year, two former senior officials were sentenced to death for their negligence, though such sentences are typically converted to life imprisonment due to a long-standing moratorium on executions in Sri Lanka. The upcoming verdict comes amid ongoing investigations into former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay, who is accused of orchestrating the attacks with Islamist extremists. These allegations were also featured in a 2023 documentary by British broadcaster Channel 4, which included testimony from whistleblowers suggesting the attacks were allowed to happen to boost the political standing of the Rajapaksa family, a long-ruling political group in Sri Lanka. Sallay, who was arrested in February, denies the claims. Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was elected months after the attacks on a platform of combating Islamist extremism, also denies the allegations. Rajapaksa, who is currently banned from leaving the country, has asked the court to prevent his potential arrest in connection with the ongoing investigations.