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Ranjan’s signed pardon docs sent to Justice Ministry

14 Aug 2022

By Buddhika Samaraweera   Former MP and actor Ranjan Ramanayake, who is serving a four-year term of rigorous imprisonment on charges of contempt of court, has signed the documents with regard to a possible presidential pardon to him, and the relevant signed documents have been forwarded to the Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs, and Constitutional Reforms, according to the Department of Prisons. When contacted by The Morning, a senior official of the Prisons Department confirmed that Ramanayake had signed the related documents to receive a presidential pardon. However, when queried as to whether he had any idea about the date of the grant of such a pardon to Ramanayake, he stated that the Prisons Department had not received such information so far. Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs, and Constitutional Reforms Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe PC said last week that he has made a recommendation to President Ranil Wickremesinghe to grant a pardon to Ramanayake, after the latter submitting an affidavit to the court expressing his regret for the statement in question he made regarding the judiciary. “We believe that it is very fair to pardon Ramanayake because he has been serving imprisonment for a long time, and he is a person who can contribute to society. He has also been in good behaviour in the prison. However, we have to pardon him in such a way that the judiciary is not underestimated in any way. Therefore, we are of the opinion that it is appropriate for the President to pardon him after Ramanayake submits an affidavit to the court expressing his regret for the statement he made about the judiciary.” said Rajapakshe PC. The Supreme Court, in January 2021, sentenced Ramanayake to a four-year term of rigorous imprisonment over contempt of court. The case was filed by Ven. Magalkande Sudantha Thera, and Air Force Officer (Retd.) R.Sunil Perera in 2017 following remarks made by Ramanayake allegedly insulting the reputation of judiciary, when commenting to the media in 2017. The case was heard before a three-judge bench composed of Justices Sisira De Abrew, Vijith Malalgoda, and Preethi Padman Surasena. Since then, a number of parties including the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Ramanayake's fellow film stars have been pressuring then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Government to release him.

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