The Ven Uvathenne Sumana Thera who was sentenced to life imprisonment for possessing a firearm during the 2010 presidential election has received a presidential pardon.
The pardon is subject to the condition that he withdraws an appeal filed against the sentence, according to a news report in the Sunday Times Newspaper.
SJB MP Diana Gamage who supported the Government to pass the 20th amendment had requested the President to pardon the monk.
The Ven. Sumana Thera who was a supporter of the then Presidential candidate former Army commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka was sentenced for the possession of a T56 firearm last year.
The thera was the chief monk of the Sri Bodhirajarama temple in Maligawatte, Colombo.