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Sajin Vaas contracts breathing problems

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United People' s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Sajin de Vaas Gunawardane, who is in remand custody, has developed breathing difficulties after the prison authorities had denied him the use of his inhaler, his colleagues informed Parliament today.

Opposition Leader Nimal Siripala de Silva raised this matter in the House and said Mr. Gunawardane had been deprived of his privilege to attend the parliamentary session yesterday.

“As an MP, he is entitled to attend the sessions. Yet, arrangements had not been made for him to do so. He is suffering from a breathing ailment and a medical device has been prescribed for his regular use to control the ailment. However, he has been denied this remedy by the prison authorities,” Mr. de Silva said.

He sought the intervention of Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to sort out these issues.
Meanwhile, UPFA MP Mahindananda Aluthgamage said Mr. Gunawardane had got red patches on his body because of the lack of medical treatment for his illness.

"We visited him in the remand prison. We saw the red patches . It might get worse if his inhaler is not made available to him, " Mr. Aluthgamage said.

The Minister agreed to look into these matters.(Kelum Bandara and Yohan Perera)

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