A five-member investigation committee has been appointed to investigate the escape of a group of inmates at the Kandakadu Rehabilitation Camp and make necessary recommendations.
It has been appointed by the Minister of Judicial Prisons and Constitutional Reforms, President’s Attorney Dr. Wijayadasa Rajapaksa.
Supreme Court Judge Hector Yapa has been appointed as the chairman of the investigation board.
The minister has instructed the relevant investigation board to submit the report containing the related investigations and recommendations to him within three weeks.
The other members of the investigation panel appointed by the Minister of Justice are MSP Suriyapperuma – Additional Secretary (Administration and Police) Ministry of Public Security, RS Hapu Gaswatta – Additional Secretary (Administration) Ministry of Judicial Prisons and Constitutional Reforms, Pyumanthi Peiris – Additional Secretary (Law) Ministry of Judicial Prisons and Constitutional Reforms, DM Saman Dissanayake – Additional Secretary Ministry of Defence.
