The final report of the Committee appointed to investigate the Mahara prison incident handed over its report to Justice Minister Ali Sabry this afternoon (30).
The committee, headed by retired High Court Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawadana was appointed on November 29 and had already handed in an interim report on December 7. The committee had been tasked with completing a report and submitting its findings in one month and has done so accordingly, the Justice Ministry stated.
Other members of the committee are U.R. De Silva, PC, Additional Secretary to the Justice Ministry Rohana Hapugaswatta, former Prisons Commissioner General Gamini Jayasinghe and retired DIG D.R.L. Ranaweera.
Eleven prison inmates were killed and over 100 injured during the unrest that occurred at the Mahara prison on November 29.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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