File photo of Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena ReutersMany Sri Lankans took to social media to condemn SirisenaSri Lanka's president has pardoned a death-row prisoner who murdered a Swedish teenager just a week before he leaves office, officials said Sunday, in a move that sparked national outrage. Convicted killer Jude Jayamaha, from a wealthy, high-profile family, walked out of Welikada prison Saturday following the highly unusual amnesty granted by President Maithripala Sirisena. Outrage as Sri Lanka president pardons killer of Swedish teen https://t.co/4sIV1sFNxQ via @rapplerdotcom — Maria Ressa (@mariaressa) November 10, 2019Victim Yvonne Jonsson, who was holidaying in Sri Lanka, was beaten to death at a high-rise apartment in Colombo in 2005 after she and Jayamaha had an argument. Outrage as Sri Lanka president pardons killer of Swedish teen https://t.co/oV2OGgBQH2 — David Papp (@DavidPapp) November 10, 2019Jonsson's sister Caroline wrote in a Facebook post about her concerns over Jayamaha's pardon before the amnesty announcement. Many Sri Lankans took to social media to condemn Sirisena.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 10, 2019 08:13 UTC