Sri Lanka Grants Amnesty To 8 Tamil Prisoners Who Spent 10 Years In Jail

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each of them spent over 10 years in jail for their alleged connections to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). A presidential release said the pardoning granted under section 34 of the Constitution has come as a result of interventions by Tamil parliamentarians. The 3 of the eight prisoners were those convicted for an assassination attempt on former president Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga. Kumaratunga who was the president between 1994 and 2005 had consented to their pardoning, it said. Two of those pardoned have agreed to withdraw their action filed in the court of appeal.Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday granted amnesty to eight Tamil prisoners after each