By unusuma.lk on (LK time)
Yesterday (16), R. Duminda Silva was admitted to a general cell in the Welikada Prison as per medical recommendations, and the relevant information and photographs of the ward have been released to the media as well.
Prison Commissioner (media spokesperson) Gamini B. Dissanayake says that a certain group has been releasing false news on social media recently, claiming that special facilities have been provided to R. Duminda Silva, who was receiving treatment as an inpatient at the Welikada Prison Hospital, in a manner that is defaming the Prisons Department.
The prison media spokesperson states that after presenting every inmate who falls ill in the prison to the prison doctor, a decision is made as to whether or not to refer the inmate to the prison hospital for inpatient treatment, and that the patient is referred to a government hospital for further treatment based on the doctor’s recommendations.
The media spokesperson further stated that although media releases have been issued regarding this prisoner on various occasions, instances of false propaganda being made to mislead the public for the personal purposes of certain individuals are observed.
However, the prisoner in question has now completed his inpatient treatment at the prison hospital and has been admitted to a general ward of the Welikada Prison.
