Lohan Ratwatte, made a controversial statement in Parliament. No detainees were shot dead in the clashes, which were attributed to gunfire.
Minister of State in response to a speech made by Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Thushara Indunil on the Mahara incident in Parliament on December 03.
Commenting on the incident at the Mahara Prison, the Minister said, Member, I went to the Mahara Prison yesterday. The CID is currently investigating the incident. No one was shot dead by prison officials. All of them were killed by gunmen inside. There were shots fired, but no one was killed by gunfire.
His statement was criticized by many in the society. This was because no post-mortem examination had been carried out on any of the bodies at that time.
However, the minister’s statement has now been legally and scientifically answered. Of the 11 detainees who died, four were due to b
When the government was preparing to cremate the bodies, the Prisoners’ Rights Protection Committee objected and reported to the Wattala Magistrate’s Court stating that if the bodies were cremated, the perpetrators would be able to hide And can’t to find out the reasons.
Accordingly, the court appointed a five-member expert committee. Among them were four forensic medical officers and a firearms expert representing the Government Analyst.
The five-member panel of experts conducted an autopsy on the bodies of four inmates who died at the Wattala Magistrate’s Court yesterday (16).
It states that all four detainees died from gunshot wounds.