If inmates are not released we would take a stern action
Nov 16, 2015
The Tamil National Alliance warns the government if there is no clear response from the President by Monday about releasing the Tamil political prisoners that it would take stern actions with the people by Monday.
TNA parliament and the local government MP’s came to this decision following a meeting held in Vavuniya on Sunday with the leadership of MP. Mavei Senathirajah.
Chief Minister of the Northern Province C.V. Wigneshwaran writing a letter to the president has stated that there is a possibility that the Tamil people would disrepute the government if any of the inmates die due to their hunger strike.
The northern chief minister urges the government to take immediate action to release the political prisoners who are currently critical due to their hunger strike.
Eight Days
The letter stated that although the president has informed that the decision of releasing the Tamil political prisoners would delay till the 19th there are possibilities that few of them would die if they continue their hunger strike.
The Northern Province chief minister reiterates that the government should give a kind of an assurance for the inmates to end their hunger strike before their release.
Lawyer T.S. Niranjan who went to see the prisoners in the Magazine prison Colombo told the BBC Sandeshaya, conditions of 16 inmates are critical and they need to be hospitalized immediately.
Prisons commissioner general Rohana Pushpakumara told BBC Sandeshaya that there are no critical level inmates within the prison as alleged by the lawyer. The commissioner general further said few days before eight prisoner’s health condition became worse but they were admitted to the prison hospitals and given saline.
Chief Minister of the Northern Province C.V. Wigneshwaran writing a letter to the president has stated that there is a possibility that the Tamil people would disrepute the government if any of the inmates die due to their hunger strike.
The northern chief minister urges the government to take immediate action to release the political prisoners who are currently critical due to their hunger strike.
Eight Days
The letter stated that although the president has informed that the decision of releasing the Tamil political prisoners would delay till the 19th there are possibilities that few of them would die if they continue their hunger strike.
The Northern Province chief minister reiterates that the government should give a kind of an assurance for the inmates to end their hunger strike before their release.
Lawyer T.S. Niranjan who went to see the prisoners in the Magazine prison Colombo told the BBC Sandeshaya, conditions of 16 inmates are critical and they need to be hospitalized immediately.
Prisons commissioner general Rohana Pushpakumara told BBC Sandeshaya that there are no critical level inmates within the prison as alleged by the lawyer. The commissioner general further said few days before eight prisoner’s health condition became worse but they were admitted to the prison hospitals and given saline.
