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Colombo (News 1st); Wattala Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala ordered the Director-General of Health Services to cremate the bodies of 04 other prisoners, among the 11 killed in the Mahara Prison Riot, at the expense of the Sri Lankan Government.
These 04 prisoners were confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19 and the cremation should be carried out according to the health guidelines, the court further ordered.
Further, court-ordered for the families of the prisoners to be allowed to witness the final rites being performed and for the cremation to take place, giving due respect to the dead.
The Wattala Magistrate observed, the cremation of the dead will not hinder the investigations or aggrieve any party, as the court-appointed five-member committee had already obtained samples from the bodies for the investigations, and the bullets found in the bodies were handed over to the Government Analyst for tests.
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State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne informed court that the five-member committee appointed to look into the Mahara prison unrest had reported that four of the inmates died of gunshot injuries.
She also informed Wattala Magistrate Buddhika Sri Ragala that the committee had reported that even though they had died of gunshot injuries,there will be no hindrance to investigations as necessary samples have been taken from them.
Considering the submissions, the Magistrate ordered to cremate the bodies according to quarantine regulations.the Magistrate also ordered to inform the court the progress of investigations on the next day of hearing.
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