President agreed to release all Tamil political prisoners

President Maithripala Sirisena agreed to grant common pardon to all Tamil political prisoners detained in the prisons and other detention centers.

President also agreed to release all these political prisoners within one month time period, Mannar Bishop Rev.Rayappu Joseph said. According to the bishop, president expressed these views during meeting at Colombo on 25th of January. Bishop further noted 500 Tamil political prisoners detained all over the prisons and detention centers located all over the country.