Presidential pardon for Sri Lankan politician
Occurred in Sri Lanka on July 20, 2021 at 8:20 a.m.
Reported by Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan via Internet on July 20, 2021 at 9:55 a.m.
Reported by Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan via Internet on July 20, 2021 at 9:55 a.m.
# President
# politician
This report is Confirmed false
and is of
Medium Priority.
Here is why -
The posts are misleading, the convict referred to in the newspaper article was pardoned by the former Sri Lankan president in 2019.
A keyword search on Google found the newspaper report circulating in misleading posts was originally published by Lankadeepa newspaper on June 11, 2019.
Resolution added by - Saahithiyanan Ganeshanathan