The Superintendent of the Anuradhapura Prison, who was remanded over the unauthorised release of a prisoner under a presidential pardon, has been granted bail.
The Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court today released the prison Superintendent on two sureties of Rs. 500,000 each.
The court also imposed an overseas travel ban on the prison Superintendent, while the case is to be called again on 04 August 2025.
The Superintendent of Anuradhapura Prison was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on 08 June.
He was arrested over the unlawful release of a convicted banker under the Vesak Poya presidential pardon.
The Superintendent of the Anuradhapura Prison was the first official to be arrested over the recent presidential pardon scandal in Sri Lanka. (Newswire)