The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been instructed to immediately arrest former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva.
The directive was issued by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today which also suspended the special presidential pardon granted to Duminda Silva.
The court had also issued a travel ban on Duminda Silva and also an interim order to impound his passport, instructing authorities to hand it over to the court.
The Supreme Court’s orders come after the court heard two petitions that had been filed by former MP Hirunika Premachandra and her mother Swarna Premachandra challenging the presidential pardon granted to Silva.
The Colombo High Court imprisoned Silva for life in 2016, over the murder of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra, the father of former MP Hirunika Premachandra.
The Presidential Commission appointed to investigate incidents of political victimization had recommended the release of Silva after which President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had granted a special presidential pardon in June 2021.
Duminda Silva was spotted at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) earlier this month with many reports claiming that he had left the country. However, it is yet to be confirmed if he had returned or not. (NewsWire)
