Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya states it has been revealed that prisoners who are murder convicts have been released under the Presidential Pardon without proper approval.
This has been revealed during the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigations and questioning of Justice Ministry officials.
Police noted that 247 inmates were released in this manner on 03 occasions coinciding with Christmas, Independence Day, and Vesak.
The prisoners have been released between the day documents were submitted for approval and the scheduled release date, claiming that conditions for granting a general amnesty had been met.
