I'm wondering what kind of foreign policy approach is Sri Lanka following wrt India? If the five fishermen facing death sentence are indeed guilty of smuggling drugs then how is the President willing to pardon them?
The Sri Lankan President's argument is that, Indian High Commission should not file an appeal in the Colombo High Court contesting the sentence as the judgment may take months to come while he, as a President, could pardon the fishermen in a few days. Should we suspect that the case against the fishermen is weak and that is why the President not want the Indian High Commission to appeal in a higher court?
The Sri Lankan President has also said that he has been in talks with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the pardoning and that Indian High Commission should not waste effort in trying to appeal the case. It is understandable that there would be back channel talks in such sensitive issues. But somehow, something seems fishy here.
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