AG files indictments against cop and prison officials

01 Dec, 2020

Attorney General (AG) Dappula de Livera filed indictments against former Negombo Prison Superintendent Anuruddha Sampayo and four others today.

The AG?s Coordinating Officer State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne said the indictments were filed at the Negombo High Court.

The indictments were filed on charges of conspiracy, forgery and use of false documents for smuggling prohibited items into the prison, she said.

Anuruddha Sampayo, who was interdicted over an ongoing investigation, was arrested in Kurunegala in August.

In July, the Attorney General had?directed the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department?to obtain warrants and arrest four officials from the Negombo prison, including Sampayo.

The warrants were subsequently issued over an ongoing investigation into allegations of mobile phones, SIM cards, phone accessories and other items being provided to inmates of the Negombo Prison. (Colombo Gazette)

Recommended For You

Athuraliye Rathana Thero to be sworn in tomorrow

The Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero will be sworn in as a Member of Parliament for the 9th Parliament tomorrow (05), Secretary General of Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said. The name of the Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero was gazetted by the National Election Commission to fill the National List Parliament seat won by Our Power of People Party (Ape Janabala Party) at the last General Election. The Our Power of People Party secured 67,758 votes in the Parliamentary Election held in Augus

04 Jan, 2021

Commercial flights to get green light?to operate to Sri Lanka

By Easwaran Rutnam Commercial flights will be given the green light to operate to Sri Lanka soon, a Tourism Advisory Committee said. Chairman of the committee, Hiran Cooray said that commercial flights will most likely be given clearance to operate to Sri Lanka from later this month. He said that as of the end of October 152 countries were open for tourism while Sri Lanka was closed. Cooray said that Sri Lanka remained closed despite managing the spread of the coronavirus very well. The Tou

05 Jan, 2021

Isolation status enforced in Avissawella lifted

The isolation status enforced in the Avissawella Police Division has been lifted. Head of the National Operations Centre for the Prevention of the COVID-19 Outbreak, Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said that the isolation status enforced in the Avissawella Police Division has been lifted with immediate effect. The Police?had said earlier?that the fear of sub-clusters emerging is preventing the lifting of the isolation status in some areas. Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DI

04 Jan, 2021

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.