The service of the Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya has been sent on compulsory leave with immediate effect, over the incident where a convict was released on a so called Presidential pardon.
The Cabinet has decided to suspend the service, as the release of the inmate had not been authorized by the President, but court had been falsely informed that he had received a presidential pardon coinciding with the Vesak day.
Meanwhile the Assistant Commissioner of Anuradhapura Prison who was arrested on Sunday by the CID yesterday in connection with the release of the prisonerwas due to be produced in courts today.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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