President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to take swift action to combat drug trafficking and underworld operations within Sri Lanka's prison system.
President orders Immediate Action against Prison Drug and Underworld Activities
These instructions were issued during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat today (December 30).
The President emphasized the need to expedite legal proceedings related to inmates involved in drug and underworld-related activities. He also proposed adopting online methods to streamline the judicial process and highlighted the importance of enhancing infrastructure to address challenges associated with such digital systems.
Allegations of certain officials' involvement in irregular activities within prisons were also addressed during the meeting. The President instructed that disciplinary actions be supplemented with appropriate legal measures against any officials found to be involved.
The discussion also focused on vacancies in the Government Analyst's Department, with participants agreeing on the urgent need to fill these positions promptly.
The meeting was attended by Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala, Minister of Justice and National Integration Attorney Harshana Nanayakkara, Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and National Integration Attorney Ayesha Jinasena, Commissioner General of Prisons ThusharaUpuldeniya, and other officials.
