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Ranil Wickremesinghe’s presidential pardon too overturned
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Photo: Daily MirrorThe Supreme Court has ruled that the remission of a 29-month prison sentence granted to a man by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe under a General Amnesty in September 2024 was unlawful, holding that it violated the constitutional right to equality and equal protection of…
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- Newswire · Ranil explains why Gnanasara Thera was granted presidential pardon in 2019
- Daily Mirror · I granted pardon to Gnanasara Thera in line with the Constitution: Maithripala Sirisena
- Ada Derana (සිංහල) · ''අධිකරණය ලබාදෙන තීරණ නීතිය පිළිබඳ නිවැරදි තීරණ ලෙස අපි සලකනවා'' - ජනපති
- Ada Derana · Patali claims President Anura pardoned 285 convicted prisoners in 2025
- Ada Derana (සිංහල) · හිටපු ජනපති රනිල් ලබාදුන් පොදු සමාවක් බලශුන්ය බවට තීන්දුවක්
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