Sri Lanka Supreme Court Orders Enforcement of 29-Month Sentence After Invalidating Presidential Pardon

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled that the presidential pardon granted to Mohamed Ameen Mohamed Naseem, who was serving a 29-month sentence for failing to pay maintenance to his wife, is unconstitutional and invalid. The court has directed the Commissioner General of Prisons to enforce the original sentence imposed by the Negombo Magistrate's Court. The ruling was made in response to a fundamental rights petition filed by Naseem's wife, Ahmed Fathima Begum, who argued that the pardon violated the constitutional guarantee of equality and equal protection of the law.

Sources

• Ada Derana
• The Morning