Presidential pardon for over 600 prisoners to mark Independence Day
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Presidential pardon for over 600 prisoners to mark Independence Day

February 4, 2023   09:47 am

A total of 622 prisoners were released on Presidential Pardon today (Feb. 04), the President’s Media Division (PMD) says.

These inmates were pardoned in view of the 75th Independence Day of Sri Lanka.

 

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