(UTV | COLOMBO) – The United States (US) has accused Sri Lanka of undermining the rule of law with the release of Duminda Silva.
We welcome the early release of PTA prisoners, but the pardon of Duminda Silva, whose conviction the Supreme Court upheld in 2018, undermines rule of law. Accountability and equal access to justice are fundamental to the UN SDGs to which the GoSL has committed.
— Ambassador Teplitz (@USAmbSLM) June 24, 2021
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Alaina B. Teplitz said that while the US welcomes the early release of prisoners arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the pardoning of Duminda Silva undermines the rule of law.
