350 prisoners to be released for Prisoners’ Day tomorrow

September 11, 2024 at 5:10 PM

350 prisoners convicted of minor offences will be released from prisons across the country tomorrow in observance of Prisoners’ Day, which falls on September 12

Prisons Commissioner Gamini B. Dissanayake said that these prisoners have received a special Presidential pardon under the authority granted to the President by Article 34 of the Constitution. (Newswire)