The Cabinet has decided to suspend Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya with immediate effect, following a serious controversy surrounding the unlawful release of an inmate from Anuradhapura Prison. The decision was taken during the Cabinet meeting held today (9), government sources confirmed. The suspension follows...

Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s lawyers have filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against the sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court in May. Aluthgamage, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted in a case involving the alleged unlawful purchase of...