(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – The Kalutara Prison Commissioner has been transferred with immediate effect by the Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Minister D. M. Swaminathan in connection with the Kalutara prison bus shooting.
The Minister had instructed the Ministry Secretary to conduct an independent inquiry regarding the incident.
According to the Minister, if the Prison officers are found guilty they will be punished without considering their status.