Prison officers, driver suspended for allowing inmate's family on prison bus

Two prison officers and a prison bus driver attached to the Angunakolapelessa Prison have been suspended in connection with an incident where an inmate and his family members were found in a prison bus parked outside Weligama town, Prison Media Spokesperson Gamini B. Dissanayake said.

- By CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA

He said the incident occurred on the afternoon of May 16 (Friday) when a prison bus belonging to the Angunakolapelessa Prison was seen parked near the Weligama railway station. According to preliminary investigations, prison officers on duty had left the inmate inside the bus and gone shopping in Weligama town for supplies. Reports later emerged that a wom