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Namal Rajapaksa urges President to pardon Gnanasara Thera
Opposition MP Namal Rajapaksa called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to consider granting a presidential pardon to Bodu Bala Sena…
Summary
Rajapaksa criticized bringing Gnanasara Thera to court in prison clothing and argued that concerns raised by senior Buddhist clergy were disregarded. Government officials maintained that standard prison regulations apply to Gnanasara Thera during his sentence. The Opposition MP urged the President to exercise constitutional powers to pardon Gnanasara Thera.
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