The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has quashed the order of President Maithripala Sirisena to grant a presidential pardon to Jude Shramantha Jayamaha, who was sentenced to death over the Royal Park murder incident.
Announcing its decision today, the Supreme Court said the Presidential Pardon granted to Jude Shramantha Jayamaha is in violation of the Constitution.
Delivering the verdict, the Supreme Court also invalidated the pardon granted to the Royal Park murder convict.
Jude Shramantha Jayamaha was sentenced to death for the murder of Yvonne Jonsson at the Royal Park Condominium complex in Rajagiriya in 2005.
He was initially sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2012 but was later convicted of murder by the Court of Appeal.
The Supreme Court after that sentenced him to death over the murder incident.
However, former President Maithripala Sirisena granted him a presidential pardon in 2019. (Newswire)