Further remanded...

The arrested Commissioner General of Prisons, Thushara Upuldeniya, was taken to prison from the court in Colombo today. He was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on charges of aiding and abetting the illegal release of a prisoner under the Vesak Poya Presidential Pardon. The Colombo Chief Magistrate ordered Upuldeniya to be remanded until June 25. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana.