COLOMBO (NewsRadio); A number of prison inmates will be pardoned today in view of the 75th Independence Day under provisions vested through Article 34 of the Constitution.
Accordingly, 588 inmates will be pardoned and will leave prisons today (4).
Meanwhile, the President has also pardoned several inmates who are undergoing rehabilitation after being imprisoned on drug related charges.
In addition, 31 inmates who have been on good behaviour during their prison sentence have been directed to the Prison Licensing Board and have been approved to be released tomorrow.
