Former Prisons Commissioner Emil Ranjan Lamahewa who was arrested in connection to the Welikada Prison riot in 2012, was today ordered to be further remanded till November 21 by Colombo Additional Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage.
Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa of the Police Narcotics Bureau is on bail in this case. On September 25, the Court of Appeal ordered Rangajeewa’s release on bail taking a revision application filed by him into consideration.
Rangajeewa and Lamahewa were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on March 28 in connection with the Welikada Prison riot in 2012.
Twenty-seven inmates were killed and more than 20 others injured in deadly shooting during the riot on November 9, 2012, when prisoners took control of the populated prison, objecting to an unannounced search by the Special Task Force to nab hidden arms, drugs and mobile phones at the prison.
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