Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera yesterday urged the government to take the Prison hospital under the purview of the Health Ministry.
Ven.Gnanasara Thera pointed out that such a move will make room for the Prison Hospital to be regularized.
“The Prison hospital should have a proper financial management system as well,” the Thera added.
Ven.Gnanasara Thera made these observations at the Sri Saddharma Rajitha Maha Viharaya yesterday.
“I have a good understanding as to how the Prison hospital functioned when I was in it. The hospital has only one ambulance while lacking sufficient resources as well.
If the prison hospital is taken under the Health Ministry’s purview, many shortcomings and difficulties that the patients have to undergo can be overcome,” the Thera said.
Ven.Gnanasara Thera also requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to grant a pardon to several inmates who are unjustly imprisoned due to shortcomings of the ruling system.
“Special attention should be given to prisoners who have been imprisoned due to political reasons. There are some prisoners who have completed their terms but are still languishing in prison due to administrative failures. A special committee should be appointed to look into the grievances of these prisoners who have completed their terms and awaiting release,” Ven. Gnanasara Thera further said.
Ven. Gnanasara Thera also said that politicians who have had connections to the terrorists responsible for the Easter Sunday terror attacks should be taken into custody. “Hopefully the new government will take necessary action to prevent terrorism from raising its ugly head in the country again and take action against those involved in terrorist activities in the country,” the Thera added.
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