President Has Pardoned The Female Who Damaged The Mirror Wall Of Sigirya Frescoes

President Maithripala Sirisena has today (02) pardoned the 23 year old Batticloe female garment worker who was sentenced to two years imprisonment for damaging the mirror wall of Sigiriya Frescoes by using sharp object .The female Sinnathambi Udeni was arrested by the archeology officers in Sigiriya on 15th of February and handed over to the Sigiriya Police.

After produced before the court she has been sentenced to two years imprisonment as the investigations report has been revealed that the  damage she has done to the historical mirror wall of the sigiriya frescoes cannot be corrected.

The accused had also accepted her wrong doing but stated at the court
that she was not aware on the historical value of the mirror wall as that was the first time she has been visited Sigiriya.