- Most of the detainees at Ridiyagama were arrested for
loitering without valid identification documents
By Nirmala Kannangara in Ambalantota – Pictures by Asoka Fernando
House of detention at Ridiyagama, The structure of the water tank is indicative of the age of the buildings on the premises , Vegetable garden maintained by the residents, A dilapidated building that houses the residents and Mahinda Wijesinghe
The House of Detention at Ridiyagama in Ambalantota is where the street vagrants are sent for rehabilitation.
There are 526 inmates – 223 women, 292 men, four boys and one girl (six of the residents are mentally challenged) housed at this detention center which comes under the Southern Provincial Social Service Ministry.
It is worthwhile to find out how safe their lives are in these old buildings. Out of the 45 buildings most are extremely old with cracked walls. Although no one knows how old these buildings are it is easy to estimate the period in which they were built by looking at the two huge water tanks on the premises. It is similar to the architecture of the Cargills and Millers buildings in Fort and the Maradana Railway Station that was built by the British more than a century ago
It is worthwhile to find out how safe their lives are in these old buildings. Out of the 45 buildings most are extremely old with cracked walls. Although no one knows how old these buildings are it is easy to estimate the period in which they were built by looking at the two huge water tanks on the premises. It is similar to the architecture of the Cargills and Millers buildings in Fort and the Maradana Railway Station that was built by the British more than a century ago
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ ( Sri Lanka Guardian )
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| “You can bend it and twist it... You can misuse and abuse it... But even God cannot change the Truth.” |
by Gareth Thomas
( July 02, London, Sri Lanka Guardian) I rise to raise two issues.
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Bharatha’s family gunning for Duminda
The family of slain former parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra today called for the arrest of MP Duminda Silva.
Addressing a special press briefing this morning the family members said that they have no faith in the investigations into Premachandra’s killing.
They also commended an article appearing last Sunday in The Sunday Leader regarding Silva and called on the government to arrest Silva over Premachandra’s death.
Premachandra was killed during a shootout on election day in Mulleriyawa also involving Duminda Silva
