The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has written President Gotabaya Rajapaksa requesting to make the public aware the basis on which Duminda Silva was selected for the purpose of granting a pardon under Article 34 (1) of the Constitution. The BASL states that it is the right of the public to know whether the said pardon has been granted in accordance with the report of the trial Judges, the opinion of the Attorney General and the...