Sri Lanka, Nov. 15 -- In a Facebook post, the sister of Royal Park murder victim Yvonne Johnson has demanded answers from President Maithripala Sirisena after the President pardoned the convict over the crime committed in 2005.

"President Maithripala Sirisena, I am writing this letter to you, but I am fully aware you may never read it. Just as you pardoned my sister's murderer on a Saturday night and chose to do it on a long weekend in Sri Lanka so you could avoid facing what you have done for as long as possible. I cannot begin to understand how a father of two daughters reached the decision to release this monster?

The reasons given in your public speech in no way justify the pardoning of a murderer. Your silence on the matter since y...