By Asiri Fernando
The five-member expert committee appointed to investigate the unrest at Mahara Prison on 29 November that left 11 prisoners dead, submitted its final report to Justice Minister Ali Sabry yesterday.
The report was handed over to the Justice Minister by Committee Chairperson and retired High Court judge Sarojini Kusala Weeawardena. The committee was appointed on 30 November and it submitted an interim report on 7 December.
The incident resulted in the death of eleven inmates who were in the custody of the Mahara Prison and caused injuries to 107 in the facility, including two Prison officers, the Police said. A protest by prisoners and remand detainees regarding overcrowding at the Mahara facility and the seeking PCR testing for COVID-19 spiralled out of control leading to the unrest.