{"id":110276,"date":"2013-10-14T14:03:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T08:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=110276"},"modified":"2013-10-20T21:41:12","modified_gmt":"2013-10-20T16:11:12","slug":"make-welikada-and-vavuniya-prison-riot-reports-public-soon-friday-forum-tells-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/make-welikada-and-vavuniya-prison-riot-reports-public-soon-friday-forum-tells-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Welikada And Vavuniya Prison Riot Reports Public Soon: Friday Forum Tells President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The citizens&#8217; group <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Friday+Forum&amp;x=15&amp;y=6\">Friday Forum<\/a><\/span> has appealed to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to ensure the early publication of inquiry reports on the Welikada and Vavuniya prison riots.<\/p>\n<p>In an open letter to President Rajapaksa, the Friday Forum said that when persons in the custody of a state institution meet with violent death it is a matter of great public concern, reinforcing and even going beyond the immediate issue of justice for victims and their families.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91412\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/rajapaksas-blood-ivory-robbery-justice-rohini-lies-internationally\/mahinda_rajapaksa-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-91412\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91412\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91412\" title=\"Mahinda_Rajapaksa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Mahinda_Rajapaksa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-91412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahinda Rajapaksa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We believe that the publication of these reports can contribute to creating public confidence in the Government\u2019s frequently stated commitment to strengthening administration of criminal justice and help the government to address problems in the prison system,&#8221; the letter signed by Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala and Prof. Savitri Goonesekere said.<\/p>\n<p>The Friday Forum said the intervention to the President was being made in a spirit of democratic engagement by the Friday Forum, a group of concerned citizens who have come together to consider current issues of public interest with a view to making a contribution to peace, democracy, good governance and social justice in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Friday Forum urges you to make public the findings of the Committee appointed by the Hon. 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