By Justice Anil Gooneratne (Former Judge of the Supreme Court)
Constitutional provisions recognised the Grant of Pardon by the Head of State, as referred to in Article 34 of the Constitution. Article 34 includes 3 subparagraphs. Each of those sub-paragraphs need to be carefully considered to ascertain what intentions are attributed to them.
This article explores the historical aspect of a ‘pardon’ and the consequences of its invocation, and further discusses the abuses of the power to ‘pardon’ and resulting impacts. - Courtesy BASL Journal.
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Police say that the gunman who shot and killed alleged organised criminal Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias ’’Ganemulla Sanjeewa’’ inside the Hulftsdorp court complex this morning was disguised as a lawyer.
Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has called the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya to carry out a probe on the leak of an important document sent to CID.
The suspect involved in the shooting incident in the Hulftsdorp Magistrate court complex today morning has been arrested in Palaviya, Police said.
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