24 June 2021 10:36 am Views - 27750
Duminda Silva was set free from the Welikada Prison today after he received a presidential pardon from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Prison's Spokesperson Chandana Ekanayake confirmed that Silva was released from the Welikada Prison a short while ago.
The former parliamentarian was jailed to life in prison from 2016 after the Colombo High Court found him guilty for the murder of former MP Bharatha Premachandra. (JAMILA HUSAIN)