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World > Asia & Oceania
Sri Lanka frees hundreds of prisoners to mark New Year
By Agence France-Presse
Apr 14, 2024 12:56 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe granted amnesty to nearly 800 convicts to mark the traditional Sinhala and Tamil New Year on Saturday, his office said.

The amnesty of 779 inmates followed the release of 1,000 prisoners to mark Christmas.

BUYING SPREE People shop ahead of the traditional Sinhala and Tamil New Year at a market in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo on April 8, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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