ඥානසාර හිමියන්ගේ සිරගත වීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් හිටපු ජනපතිගෙන් මෛත්රීගෙන් ලිපියක්
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Daily Mirror, Lankadeepa and Ada Derana report that former President Maithripala Sirisena apologised to the Maha Sangha over a technical error in the presidential pardon granted to Ven. Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thera.
Lankadeepa reports that the error involved failing to send the relevant documents to the ministry responsible for prisons to obtain approval. Daily Mirror also reports that the required ministry approval was not secured.
Newswire reports that Sirisena said officials at the Presidential Secretariat misled him during the process. Tamilmirror’s headline also says he acknowledged being misled, but provides no further details. Hiru News reports that he apologised to the Maha Sangha over the revocation of Gnanasara Thera’s pardon.
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Earlier coverage
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- Ada Derana (தமிழ்) · ஞானசார தேரருக்கு பொதுமன்னிப்பு - காரணத்தை விளக்கும் ரணில்!
- Newswire · Gnanasara Thera was deeply distressed and threatened suicide, monk claims
- Daily Mirror · I granted pardon to Gnanasara Thera in line with the Constitution: Maithripala Sirisena
- Ada Derana (தமிழ்) · சிறைச்சாலை உயரதிகாரிகள் மல்வத்து - அஸ்கிரிய பீட மகாநாயக்கர்களுடன் சந்திப்பு!
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