President to pardon 779 prisoners

Presidential pardons are to be granted to nearly 800 prisoners in countrywide prisons in celebration of the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).

The PMD has said that 779 prisoners will be granted presidential pardons, and President Ranil Wickremesinghe will grant the presidential pardons per Article 34(1) of the Constitution.