Prisons Media Spokesman Tenders Resignation - LankaXpress

Jagath Weerasinghe named new Prisons Media Spokesperson - LankaXpress

Prisons Commissioner Jagath Weerasinghe has been appointed the Media Spokesperson of the Department of Prisons. The appointment has been confirmed by the Ministry of Justice. Earlier today it was reported that Prison Media Spokesman Commissioner Gamini B. Dissanayake had tendered his resignation from the position of Prison Media Spokesperson to the Acting Commissioner General of Prisons. It was reported that the resignation letter was submitted …

Prisons Spokesman steps down amidst growing scrutiny over controversial inmate release - LNW Lanka News Web

June 12, Colombo (LNW): A senior figure within Sri Lanka’s prison administration has stepped down, intensifying the fallout from a recent controversy surrounding the premature release of an inmate under questionable circumstances. Commissioner Gamini B. Dissanayake, who served as the official media spokesperson for the Department of Prisons, is understood to have submitted his resignation to the Acting Commissioner General, citing concerns linke…

Sri Lanka Prisons Spokesman quits over pardon scandal

Commissioner Gamini B. Dissanayake, who served as the Prison Media Spokesman, has reportedly tendered his resignation to the Acting Commissioner General of Prisons, Nishan Dhanasinghe. The resignation is linked to the ongoing controversy surrounding the unlawful release of an inmate from Anuradhapura Prison under the Presidential Pardon granted for Vesak Poya. The resignation letter was submitted in light of the situation arising from the misuse…