Lanka declares week-long general amnesty for military deserters
Wednesday - February 5, 2020 4:11 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Colombo, Feb 5 (IANS) Sri Lanka's military on Wednesday declared a week-long general amnesty period for tri-service personnel -- who had deserted their official duties -- to either rejoin the forces or be discharged officially, the army media unit said in a statement.
The amnesty has been declared under the instructions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to commemorate Sri Lanka's Independence Day on February 4, Xinhua reported.The amnesty would come into effect from February 5 to February 12, and will allow absent military personnel to come forward and receive a legal discharge or re-enlistment into their respective regimental centres or recruit training centres, if they had deserted while under training.
--IANS tsb/bg
The amnesty has been declared under the instructions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to commemorate Sri Lanka's Independence Day on February 4, Xinhua reported.The amnesty would come into effect from February 5 to February 12, and will allow absent military personnel to come forward and receive a legal discharge or re-enlistment into their respective regimental centres or recruit training centres, if they had deserted while under training.
--IANS tsb/bg
