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Former Superintendent of Negombo Prison and three others: Court grants bail to four prison officers

01 Sep 2020

Former Superintendent of the Negombo Prison Anuruddha Sampayo and three other prison officers were yesterday (31 August) granted bail by the Negombo Magistrate’s Court. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on 22 July obtained arrest warrants from the Negombo Magistrate on Anuruddha Sampayo and three other officials of the Negombo Prison following a directive by the Attorney General (AG). Arrest warrants were issued on interdicted Superintendent P.W.W.U.P. Anuruddha Sampayo, Chief Jailors Sarath Bandara and Nishantha Senarathna, and Jailor Kalinga Kaluaggala. Negombo Prisons Jailor Kalinga Kaluaggala surrendered to the CID on 25 July and was subsequently remanded while Chief Jailors Sarath Bandara and Nishantha Senarathna surrendered to the Negombo Magistrate’s Court on 29 July. They were remanded after being produced before the court. Meanwhile, then interdicted Prison Superintendent Sampayo had filed a writ petition at the Court of Appeal, seeking an injunction preventing him from being arrested by the CID. Former Superintendent of the Negombo Prison Sampayo, who was evading the police for more than 11 days, was taken into police custody on 2 August by the Negombo Police in Kurunegala. He was then transferred to the CID in Colombo and remanded after being produced before the court.


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