The Sri Lankan air force declared a general amnesty for all deserters, reports the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence.
However, the amnesty will only last for a few hours, with deserters who report to the air force headquarters in Colombo on 1 July between 0900 and 1500, allowed to legally discharge from service.
The amnesty will apply to all those who deserted the air force from 1 June 2009, just after the end of the armed conflict on the island, until 31 December 2014.
See our earlier posts:
Sri Lankan army extends amnesty for deserters (15 Apr 2015)
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Over 2000 Sri Lankan army deserters take up amnesty (07 Apr 2015) Amnesty for Sri Lankan army deserters (25 Mar 2015)
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