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The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) today urging the immediate arrest of State Minister Lohan Ratwatte over allegedly threatening Tamil prisoners at the Anuradhapura Prison on Sunday.
The CPRP President Attorney at Law Senaka Perera told Daily Mirror that Lohan Ratwatte can be arrested without a warrant.
Perera also accused the Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya and Commissioner Chandana Ekanayake of dereliction of duty as public officers of the State by both aiding and abetting in Ratwatte’s actions
They have neglected their duties as government officials, he said.
He also requested that the necessary steps be taken to protect the CCTV footage of this incident which took place at the Anuradhapura Prison as there is a risk of it being deleted.
Meanwhile, Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said that police can launched an investigation if they received a complaint against the State Minister. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder; color: rgb(33, 37, 41); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " segoe="" ui",="" roboto,="" "helvetica="" neue",="" arial,="" "noto="" sans",="" sans-serif,="" "apple="" color="" emoji",="" "segoe="" ui="" symbol",="" emoji";="" font-size:="" 16px;"="">(Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya)
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Comments - Complaint lodged at CID against Lohan Ratwatta
Elizabeth Thursday, 16 September 2021 01:48 PM
Ha ha ha...what justice can you expect from this banana republic when boss is also a one of them?
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BuffaloaCitizen Thursday, 16 September 2021 02:19 PM
Do we have to lodge complaints for the hench-aiya police service of Sri Lanka to act? Does this hench-aiya Police need to get directed by PM or President to act on a blatant criminal act? Arent we a country of baboons including PM and President?
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ravin Thursday, 16 September 2021 02:28 PM
Politicos must learn a lesson at some point.
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Upali Thursday, 16 September 2021 02:41 PM
While govt is having enough problems this irresponsible ministers not having iota of care about their decepline playing hellb.
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CHOLMONDELEY PINTO Thursday, 16 September 2021 02:56 PM
There should be cctv footage as evidence and prison guards as witnesses. Shold be arrested imidiatelt as an example to other powerful politicians.
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What watte? Thursday, 16 September 2021 03:09 PM
Has Sri Lanka come to this where politicians are using firearms to threaten prisoners? Resignation from parliament is the bare minimum. In reality he should be immediately sacked from office and brought before the courts.
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Mini maruws Thursday, 16 September 2021 03:12 PM
He should be sent to angoda
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Lion Thursday, 16 September 2021 03:12 PM
Very good move and it should be back by good lawyers free of charge.
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bandula senarathne Thursday, 16 September 2021 03:28 PM
lack of brain understood but lack of common sense ?
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Saras Thursday, 16 September 2021 03:34 PM
What is the use he will be found not guilty.
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sunil Thursday, 16 September 2021 04:36 PM
so without a complaint police will not investigate?
so the Minister can also get back to his job
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sp Thursday, 16 September 2021 04:54 PM
All actors and drama to divert attention of the people.
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chandra Thursday, 16 September 2021 05:54 PM
Thanks for voters.
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Lanka putha Thursday, 16 September 2021 09:10 PM
Veera kumaraya of sri lanka
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joshua Thursday, 16 September 2021 09:16 PM
Are our police and CID deaf and blind? Should they take so many days arrest this culprit? Shame Shame.
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Thil Anithaway Thursday, 16 September 2021 10:38 PM
Seems like he’s Looking towards his end .
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Waco Friday, 17 September 2021 07:33 AM
Ravi Karunanayake was not arrested. He had the audacity to say “ CID , forgot to arrest me because of Covid-19 Pandemic “.
Police arrest this criminal immediately, if not it is a shame on you Police.
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Malinga Friday, 17 September 2021 08:03 AM
What CCTV footage? " It was malfunctioning on the day". SW will verify that.
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