The general amnesty extended for Army deserters has received good response with 5,412 Army absentees reporting to their respective Regimental Headquarters seeking legal discharge.
According to a Media Communiqué issued by the Sri Lanka Army, as of Monday (Nov. 06), a total of 6 Officers, 6 Officer Cadets and 5,400 other ranks of the Army, considered as Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) have sought legal discharge during the past fortnight after the General Amnesty period came into effect on October 23.
The General Amnesty was announced to coincide with the Sri Lanka Army’s 68th Anniversary and it will end on the November 15.
During the last General Amnesty offered to tri forces deserters, which was in effect from December 01st to 31st (2016), 8877 absentees, including 34 Officers and 8843 Other Rank personnel had reported to their respective services seeking legal discharge.
