MAHARA PRISON RIOT REPORT SUBMITTED TO JUSTICE MINISTER
MAHARA PRISON RIOT REPORT SUBMITTED TO JUSTICE MINISTER
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Colombo (News 1st); The complete report of the committee appointed to probe the Mahara Prison Riot was handed over to Minister of Justice Ali Sabri by the members of the committee on Wednesday (30).
Former High Court Judge & Chairman of the Special Committee probing the Mahara Prison Riot, Kusala Sarojini Weerawardena handed over the report at the Justice Ministry.
Committee members President’s Counsel U.R. De Silva, Justice Ministry Additional Secretary Rohana Hapugaswatte, Rtd. Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police D.R.L. Ranaweera and former Prisons Commissioner Gamini Jayasinghe were present for the handover.
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Shangri La , a name synonymous with an earthly paradise or a mythical Himalayan utopia, the event at the five-star luxury hotel in Colombo last Wednesday, with all movers and shakers of the government, was less grandiose.
To the glitter of crystal chandeliers and music from a group that played traditional music with a Violin, Tabla, flute and Seraphina at the Grand Ballroom, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, entertained members of the government parliamentary group to dinner. As one of his aides explained, it was a traditional event last Wednesday, as Finance Minister, to thank the MPs for taking part in the 21-day budget debate. Though the opposition was not there, th