SC quashes presidential pardon for Royal Park murder convict The Supreme Court today quashed the order to grant a Presidential pardon by former President Maithripala Sirisena to Royal Park murder convict Jude Jayamaha.
The court held that the pardon granted contravenes provisions under the Constitution.
The SC also ordered that keeping with the judgement authorities to take necessary steps to implement the sentence imposed on Jayamaha.
Jayamaha earlier had left the country.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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