{"id":197994,"date":"2019-01-16T14:24:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T08:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=197994"},"modified":"2019-01-17T13:56:35","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T08:26:35","slug":"video-protesting-prisoners-at-agunakolapelessa-prison-brutally-assaulted-attack-carried-out-under-fake-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/video-protesting-prisoners-at-agunakolapelessa-prison-brutally-assaulted-attack-carried-out-under-fake-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Protesting Prisoners At Agunakolapelessa Prison Brutally Assaulted: Attack Carried Out Under Fake Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Committee to Protect Prisoners&#8217; Rights today revealed that prisoners who protested Angunakolapelessa Prison Superintendent&#8217;s conduct and the STF raids in the prison premises were mercilessly beaten by authorities on November 22, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The organization, addressing a press conference in Colombo this morning, released several videos illustrating how the Police and prison authorities carried out a brutal attack on the protesting prisoners.<\/p>\n<p>The committee also urged the government to initiate an investigation into the assault on the prisoners and penalize those responsible for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place under the watch of the &#8220;fake government&#8221; headed by President Maithripala Sirisena and the fake Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.<\/p>\n<p>The prisoners carried out the protest atop a tower in the prison premises against the conduct of the Superintendent of the prison and the constant searches carried out by the STF. 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