District Judge to prison to see Duminda. What is this talk about admission to Jayawardenapura?
Former Member of Parliament Duminda Silva was sentenced to death after been found guilty of the murder of Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.He had served in the prison for a few days when he had acquired yellow fever and on the advise of the prison doctors was admitted to the prison hospital for weeks by citing various medical reports.
During the past week it was reported that owing to a neurological problem he was to be sent to the Sri
Jayawardenapura hospital for investigations as his records after his brain injury is at that hospital.Then the story was published that he had been taken to the Sri Jayawardenapura hospital and was brought back as the related consultant physician was not present.
In the meantime the Commissioner General of Prisons Nishan Danasinghe had stated that although prisoners are taken from the prison hospital to the Colombo National hospital but not to the Sri Jayewardenapura hospital.In this regard a report on the taking of Duminda Silva to Sri Jayewardenapura hospital has been called.
However in certain wed sites it has been published that once again Duminda Silva is to be taken to Singapore for treatment.It is also reported that a district judge had gone to the prison to see Duminda Silva.This has been published as a news item in the Lankadeepa newspaper.The records at the Welikada prison indicates that a district judge had visited to see Duminda Silva.