• The Pardon of Duminda Silva, whose conviction, the Supreme Court upheld in 2018, undermines rule of law
• The Envoy also welcomed the early release of prisoners held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. 

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B Teplitz yesterday said that Presidential pardon of Duminda Silva undermines Sri Lanka’s rule of law. 

 
“The Pardon of Duminda Silva, whose conviction, the Supreme Court upheld in 2018, undermines rule of law,” Teplitz tweeted.   

However, she welcomed the early release of prisoners held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.   

“We welcome the early release of PTA prisoners, but the pardon of Duminda Silva, whose conviction the Supreme Court upheld in 2018, undermines rule of law. Accountability and equal access to justice are fundamental to the UN SDGs to which the GoSL has committed,” she tweeted.