Did Duminda Silva's pardon satisfy constitutional requirements ? - BASL writes to the President
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has written to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking clarification on whether the decision to grant a presidential pardon to former MP Duminda Silva was made after a careful analysis of the necessity to grant such a pardon as stipulated in the proviso to Article 34 (1) of the Constitution.