Mervyn Silva transferred to Prison hospital for safety

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Colombo, March 13 (Daily Mirror) - Former Minister Mervyn Silva, who was remanded for allegedly selling state-owned land to a private party using forged documents, has been transferred to the prison hospital ward.

Silva, who is currently detained at the Mahara Prison, was moved to the hospital ward within the prison for his safety.

The Prisons Spokesman said that despite the transfer, no additional facilities were provided and the decision was taken solely due to concerns regarding his safety.

Silva was arrested by the CID and remanded till March 17 after being produced before the Mahara Magistrate’s Court.

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A Disgusted Citizen Thursday, 13 March 2025 04:23 PM

Why special treatment for this guy? Does he deserve it?

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GET INVOLVED IN ANY CORRUPTION/ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES, BE PREPARED TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES Thursday, 13 March 2025 04:32 PM

THIS SCUMBAG/CORRUPT FORMER POLITICIANS HAD THE NERVE (IF FOUND GUILTY) TO DO WHAT HE DID AND NOW THE TAX PAYER HAS TO PAY FOR HIS SAFETY!!. WHY?. PEOPLE REAP WHAT THEY SOW AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES. CAN WE THE PEOPLE IMAGINE HOW MANY MORE FORMER POLITICIANS MAY HAVE TO FACE THE SAME FATE AS MERVYN SILVA AND THEN WHAT!! PRISON HOSPITAL EXCLUSIVELY FOR POLITICIANS WHO REQUIRE SAFETY. BEGGARS BELIEF!!.

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casanova Friday, 14 March 2025 09:06 AM

Pissa, use simple letters, seems like you belong to the same calibre of Mervyn,

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Sokrates Thursday, 13 March 2025 04:55 PM

Dr Mervin Silva. So much time is needed. After all, the man paid a lot of money for the title.

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joshua Thursday, 13 March 2025 04:56 PM

what about the ordinary prisoners? Their safety?

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Jehan Thursday, 13 March 2025 05:23 PM

What safety for this low life thug. Let natural justice prevail. The harassment and misery he has caused to others should come back to him . It’s also a lesson for others like him.

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P Kunchithapathan Thursday, 13 March 2025 05:27 PM

Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga Bandaranaike was responsible for facilitating Mervyn Silva’s entry into politics. Silva, notorious for his involvement in numerous criminal activities, repeatedly evaded legal consequences by leveraging his political influence. Mervin Silva was the cook in their residence when. Kumaratunga appeared to follow in the footsteps of her father, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, who played a pivotal role in integrating unruly elements into government institutions—an action that led to the abrupt dismantling of the British administrative system.

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Spartacus Thursday, 13 March 2025 05:51 PM

Can we also know what is this safety measure? Is it safety for his health or safety for his security? If safety for his health, what is this new disease he has got after going to prison?

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The wicked man is scared, what joke Thursday, 13 March 2025 05:56 PM

Only way this crook will escape conviction is if those who are prosecuting are corrupted or if the magistrate takes bribes.

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Rip Winkle Thursday, 13 March 2025 06:20 PM

Hopefully, he got roughed up by other inmates.

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Jagath Perusinghe Thursday, 13 March 2025 06:26 PM

Is this transfer available for people like Dubai deported drug related prisoners because they too could be requiring safety or other prisoners concerned about safety.

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Patcitz Thursday, 13 March 2025 11:16 PM

It seems the same favor provided by previous rulers, by the AKD regime to cover up the CRIMINALS, no change the people could expect from any leaders who take over the country.

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Aquarius Thursday, 13 March 2025 11:24 PM

The system is corrupt or the government is spineless to offer safety nets for some and not the majority placed in the same situation.

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A Supporter of NPP Friday, 14 March 2025 02:10 AM

Special treatment given to some prisoners by prison authorities and doctors continue even under NPP Government which came to power with the promise of eradication of corruption.

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Soori Maripalan Friday, 14 March 2025 04:15 AM

Myna hopes that the man will die in the hospital so that Myna will be saved with no evidence!

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Lol Friday, 14 March 2025 05:49 AM

Safety???? Do they transfer prisoners to hospital for their safety?? A hospital is for the care of the sick and not to be used as a "safe house"!! Do they also transfer other "ordinary" prisoners to the hospital for their "safety"??? What a system!!

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kumar Friday, 14 March 2025 06:08 AM

Own safety? Actually the prisoners should be safeguarded from this notorious culprit.

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Vadivelu Yogaratnam Friday, 14 March 2025 07:11 AM

Merving de silva is uneducated brought into to politics by Rajapaksa because of his thuggery nature to fulfill Rajapaksa's ambitions, truly speaking it is Rajapaksa should have been arrested lessons to all others individuals politics is poison specifically associations with Rajapaksa's family. What Rajapaksa did to Sarath Fonsaka cannot be forgotten.

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Sambo Friday, 14 March 2025 08:04 AM

He needs no mercy for the animal like life he lived under the MR regime.

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sunil Friday, 14 March 2025 09:00 AM

So the government prison are not safe for people

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Krishnan - Got the news from Mervyn's servant Friday, 14 March 2025 09:03 AM

He is alright, when he was at home he drinks 1/2 bottle Whisky within half an hour and land Beef or Pork at least 500 grams at a time. How could he be sick? Nonsense.

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Banis Mama Friday, 14 March 2025 09:05 AM

Now Mervyn Silva also had become an Actor. He can act well like Mahinda. There is nothing wrong with Silva, he is just acting as a patient.

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A Disgusted Citizen Friday, 14 March 2025 10:05 AM

I predicted that as I know the LAW. Not only me, those who know the LAW and how prisons are run, would have predicted.

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