Five Roof Top Prison Inmate Protestors Arrived At The Ministry Of Justice For Talks -Prison Inmate Protest Continues For The Second Day

As the roof top protest campaign launched by a group of female prison inmates attached to Welikada Prison continues today  (14) for the second day  it self Prison Authorities have completely suspended bringing food for the inmates of the prison with effect from today after finding around 15 Narcotic parcels thrown inside the prison premises by an unidentified persons yesterday (13).

Around 30 female prison inmates had began the protest campaign on the roof top of Welikada Prison building since  last morning (13)by demanding solutions for few demands of them including speeding up their court cases ,Allow their relatives to bring food for them and increased facilities in prison.

However the Secretary to the Ministry of Prison Reforms and Justice Mangala Adhikari has stated that if the Protesting Prison inmates are willing to attend talks by suspending their protest she will send two Ministry Officials to negotiate with them on their demands.

Meanwhile it has been reported that five protesting Prison inmates had arrived at the Ministry this evening for the talks over their demands.

Meanwhile four female prison inmates injured during a clash occurred with few of the protesting Inmates yesterday are still receiving treatment at Prisons Hospital it has been reported.