State Minister of Prison Management, Lohan Ratwatta has resigned from his portfolio a short while ago. He has sent his resignation letter to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa had earlier today informed State Minister of Prison Management, Lohan Ratwatta, to step down from his portfolio immediately, pending further investigations into allegations that he threatened prisoners at the Anuradhapura Prison on Sunday.
Rajapaksa who is presently in Italy, had telephoned Ratwatta and told him to step down and had then telephoned President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as well, the Daily Mirror learns.
The Prime Minister has called for a full scale investigation into the allegations against Ratwatta and has asked him to step down immediately. (Daily Mirror)