Five hundred and fifty seven prisoners were released yesterday under the presidential common pardon offered to prisoners for Christmas, local media reported.
The prisoners detained for minor offences received the presidential common pardon. Of the total, 50 prisoners of Welikada Prison, 50 of Mahara Prison, 31 of Bogambara Prison and 426 of other prisons were released.
Most prisoners had been detained due to their inability to pay fines imposed for minor offences.Several prisoners aged over 70 serving a jail term for a long period were also freed.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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