Negombo Prisons Jailor Kalinga Kaluaggala, who had been wanted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has surrendered this evening, says Ada Derana correspondent.
According to reports, he is currently under interrogation.
Kaluaggala will be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court tomorrow (25).
Attorney General on Wednesday (22) directed the CID to obtain arrest warrants on four officials at the Negombo Prison including the interdicted Superintendent P. W.W. U. P. Anuradha Sampayo, Chief Jailors Sarath Bandara and Nishantha Senaratne and Jailor Kalinga Kaluaggala.
The Negombo Magistrate subsequently issued the relevant arrest warrants on the 04 officials of the Negombo Prison.
Interdicted Superintendent later filed a writ petition before the Appeals Court seeking an injunction to prevent him from being arrested by the CID.
The petition was taken up on Friday (24) before a judge bench comprising President of Appeals Court Justice A.H.M.D Nawaz and Justice Sobitha Rajakaruna.
However, the petitioner was instructed to present a new petition by the court, which fixed t for support on Monday (27).
