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Committee report on Mahara Prison unrest to be presented on Dec. 30

23 Dec 2020

The full report of the committee appointed to inquire into the recent Mahara prison unrest is due to be handed over to the Justice Minister on the 30th of December, Justice Minister Ali Sabry said.

Minister Sabry appointed a committee to look into the Mahara prison unrest, with retired High Court Judge Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena as its chairperson. In addition, President's Counsel UR de Silva, Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Justice Rohana Hapugaswatte, former Commissioner of Prisons Gamini Jayasinghe and former DIG Lalinda Ranaweera are other members. The role of the committee is to look into the causes of the prison conflict and make the necessary recommendations on the course of action to be taken.


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