Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa has said he would never abuse the powers given to a President to pardon offenders, if voted into power.
He made these remarks in the wake of President Maithripala Sirisena's decision to pardon a death row prisoner convicted of murdering a Swedish girl in 2005.
"We cannot be bystanders to violence, especially against women," New Democratic Front candidate Premadasa said in a tweet on his Twitter handle.
I condemn the President’s decision to pardon Yvonne’s killer. As someone whose father was murdered, I understand the family’s grief. We cannot be bystanders to violence, especially against women. As President I will never abuse the power of pardon. SP https://t.co/dSs2jJwIpl
— Sajith Premadasa (@sajithpremadasa) November 12, 2019
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