https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57577138
Thursday, June 24, 2021
President Pardoned Former MP Duminda Silva Who Was Under Death Sentence
Former Parliamentarian Dunimda Silva who has been accused over the killing of another former Parliamentarian Buaratha Lakshman Premachandre and four others and sentenced to death by the court ,had been granted Presidential pardon today /(24) to mark the Poson poya day according to Prison authorities.
the Former MP Silva and four other were sentenced to death by the Court of Appeal on 08th of September 2016 and the decision was later re confirmed by the Supreme Court .
Silva along with 04 others were sentenced to death by the Court of Appeal after the charges filed against them were proved at the court .
Many in the society had condemned the release of former MP. who was charged over killing of another MP as it will provide a bad example to others who are already sentenced to death according to reports .
President Gotabaya Rajapakshe had today pardoned 93 prison inmates including Duminda Silva behalf of Poson poya day which falls today .Among those who had been released under the Presidents pardon today were 16 persons suspected as LTTE Cadres the Department Of Prisons had announced ,Silva is the only one in the list of Prisoners who was under death sentence to received presidents pardon .
65 Corona Deaths Had Been Reported Yesterday (23)
A total of 65 Corona Deaths had bern reported in the country yesterday (23) increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported so far to 2769 according to National Covid -19 Prevention Center .
Accordingly 40 males and 25 females resided in mostly outstation areas had died due to the Covid pneumonia and complications occurred due to the non communicable diseases they have suffered from as a result of Corona infection it has been reported .
Out of the deceased 53 were over 60 years old it has been revealed .
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
බැඳීම් පවතිනුයේ ව්ශ්වාසය ඇති තැනය
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Remembering One of the world's, largest Train Accidents reported from Sri Lanka In 2004
Tsunami memories:What happened in Paraliya in 2004.
-
The Commonwealth Business Forum has inaugurated today (12) by president Mahinda Rajapaksha at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo with the par... -
A Motor Bicycle Rider was critically Injured and Hospitalized due to another underworld type shooting incident occurred at Delgaha Junction...
