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GL urges cautious handling of Saudi death row case, blasts govt. over BRICS affair

Convenor of Janathawadi Joint Opposition, Prof. G. L. Peiris, yesterday (05) emphasised the responsibility on the part of the government and others to act cautiously when making representations in…

  • Former External Affairs Minister G. L. Peiris urges cautious handling of Saudi death row case
  • Sri Lanka excluded from recent BRICS summit in New Delhi
  • Government criticized for sending Foreign Secretary to BRICS instead of higher-ranking official

Shiranthi files anticipatory bail application

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who is in Singapore, has filed an anticipatory bail application before the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court, seeking an order preventing her arrest in connection…

Govt. urged to halt ‘illegal’ presidential pardons

By Shamindra Ferdinando The government is coming under pressure from civil society organisations to formulate a clear ‘mechanism’ to deal with requests for presidential pardons.

  • Civil society groups criticize government's handling of presidential pardons.
  • Supreme Court declared 2019 pardon of Ven. Gnanasara Thera invalid.
  • Gnanasara Thera recently arrested and remanded in custody.

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