Former member of parliament Ranjan Ramanayake will be granted a presidential pardon, as instructed by the acting president, Ranil Wickremesinghe.
According to sources, Ministers Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara met with the acting President and urged him to expedite the process of pardoning former member of parliament Ranjan Ramanayake.
According to reports, the acting president has instructed Wijedasa Rajapaksa, the minister of justice, to expedite the procedure in accordance with the law.