A three-member committee has been appointed by Justice Minister Thalatha Athukorale to probe into the harassment of inmates which is alleged to have taken place at the Agunukolapelassa prison.
The committee was appointed after the Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners filed a complaint at the CID while also submitting CCTV footage corroborating claims that the rights of the prisoners were violated during this incident in November last year.
The three-member committee will be headed by Prisons Commissioner Thushara Upuldeniya and is expected to submit its report to the Commissioner General of Prisons Nishan Dhanasinghe by next Monday.
Minister Athukorale said that she appointed the committee after having considered the CCTV footage.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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