Prisoner release cuffs the perception of prison officials

June 2, 2025 – June 15, 2025 | Vol.15, #21 & 22 | ISSN 3084-9330 Issue: On June 6, SJB MP Ajith Perera raised concerns about the presidential pardon granted to convicted financial fraudster W. M. Athula Tilakaratne.[1][2]Perera claimed that Tilakaratne was found guilty on May 2 of misappropriating Rs. Four million and was pardoned by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on May 12 as part of the Vesak Poya Day presidential pardons.[3][4]On June 7, the President’s Media Division stated that Tilakaratne was not among those…