Another episode of political drama is
about the street gunfight between thugs in the Kolonnawa area representing two
main political parties in Sri Lanka. One got shot to death, and the other said
he barely saved the life. But he was
brought to mighty justice and sentenced to the death penalty. Political power
gambling played a nasty role against the law and justice. This episode is about
arresting the notorious handsome again.
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today decided to suspend the
presidential pardon that had been granted to former Parliamentarian Duminda
Silva. The order was issued after the court heard two petitions that had been
filed by former MP Hirunika Premachandra and her mother Swarna Premachandra
challenging the presidential pardon granted to Silva.
The Colombo High Court imprisoned Silva for life in 2016, over the
murder of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, the father of former MP
Hirunika Premachandra.
Silva had filed an appeal at the
Supreme Court against the decision of the Colombo High Court. However, the
Supreme Court upheld the verdict on the murder conviction by the High Court.
Thereafter, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa granted a special
Presidential pardon to Duminda Silva on 24th June 2021. After his release from
prison, Silva was appointed as the Chairman of the National Housing Development
Authority in August.
With the pardon cancellation, The Supreme Court also ordered a
travel ban on Duminda Silva and called for his passport to be impounded. The
criminal investigation department (CID) is to arrest Duminda Silva. He was
spotted at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) earlier this month with
many reports claiming that he had left the country. However, it is yet to be
confirmed if he had returned or not.
By Polito
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