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Twelve men sentenced to death in Sri Lanka for killing lawmaker Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer during 2022 protests.
On February 11, 2026, Sri Lanka’s Gampaha High Court sentenced 12 men to death for the 2022 killing of lawmaker Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer during violent protests tied to the country’s economic crisis.
The attack occurred on May 9, 2022, in Nittambuwa when the victims’ vehicle was blocked by a crowd; police said they fired shots at protesters before being chased and killed inside a building.
The court convicted 12 of 42 initially indicted suspects, handed four suspended six-month sentences, and acquitted 23 due to insufficient evidence.
The verdict stems from a turbulent period marked by widespread unrest, the ouster of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and subsequent economic recovery efforts under President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Doce hombres sentenciados a muerte en Sri Lanka por matar al legislador Amarakeerthi Athukorala y a su oficial de seguridad durante las protestas de 2022.