Negombo Prison inmate dies in hospital
April 14, 2014
An inmate of the Negombo Prison, who was arrested and remanded on charged of heroin possession, has passed away today.
Prisons Commissioner General Chandraratne Pallegama stated that the prisoner was admitted to the Negombo Hospital on April 12 due to suffering from pneumonia.
However, he passes away at the hospital this morning, Mr Pallegama said.
The suspect was arrested in 2010 for the possession of 30 kilograms of heroin and placed in remand custody.
I am grateful to the committee for their recognition of the efforts of those involved in the last year’s reporting, and join others around the world in congratulating Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, Ewen MacAskill and all of the others at the Guardian and Washington Post on winning the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
Prisons Commissioner General Chandraratne Pallegama stated that the prisoner was admitted to the Negombo Hospital on April 12 due to suffering from pneumonia.
However, he passes away at the hospital this morning, Mr Pallegama said.
The suspect was arrested in 2010 for the possession of 30 kilograms of heroin and placed in remand custody.
On Pulitzer Prize Committee Decision To Reward Guardian And Washington Post
By Edward Snowden -April 15, 2014
I am grateful to the committee for their recognition of the efforts of those involved in the last year’s reporting, and join others around the world in congratulating Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Barton Gellman, Ewen MacAskill and all of the others at the Guardian and Washington Post on winning the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
Edward Snowden
Today’s decision is a vindication for everyone who believes that the public has a role in government. We owe it to the efforts of the brave reporters and their colleagues who kept working in the face of extraordinary intimidation, including the forced destruction of journalistic materials, the inappropriate use of terrorism laws, and so many other means of pressure to get them to stop what the world now recognises was work of vital public importance.
This decision reminds us that what no individual conscience can change, a free press can. My efforts would have been meaningless without the dedication, passion, and skill of these newspapers, and they have my gratitude and respect for their extraordinary service to our society. Their work has given us a better future and a more accountable democracy.
*Statement issued by Edward Snowden today
