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Sri Lanka Supreme Court revokes controversial monk’s presidential pardon

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What happened

Colombo-based non-governmental organisation Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and Sandya Eknaligoda, wife of dissident political cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda, forcibly disappeared since 2010, had challenged the pardon…

Key facts

  • Colombo-based non-governmental organisation Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) and Sandya Eknaligoda, wife of dissident political cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda, forcibly disappeared since 2010, had challenged the pardon…
  • Reported by The Hindu and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:04:41 UTC.

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