Prisoners on death row stage protest

Monday, 9 November 2015 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

A group of prisoners on death row staged a protest on top of the Welikada prison yesterday.

At least 6 prisoners had staged the protest on the roof demanding that they be released

The protest follows a fast launched recently by Tamil political prisoners who had demanded their release.

The Government had given an assurance to release a few of the Tamil political prisoners over the next few days. (Colombo Gazette)

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