🚨 High-Level Probe Appointed Over Mahara Prison Sabotage & Infrastructure Damage

• Committee & Key Directives: A high-level committee led by Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara and Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala has been appointed to investigate potential organised sabotage across Sri Lanka's prison network, strengthen prison security, address overcrowding, and expedite Government Analyst reports. • Investigation & Sabotage Scale: Unlike Negombo Prison's unrest—attributed to inmate drug disputes—the Mahara Prison riot involved nearly 1,000 inmates in coordinated, massive destruction. Authorities suspect a targeted operation to sabotage infrastructure rather than spontaneous violence. • Fiscal & Security Impact: The destruction inflicts a direct burden on public finance, requiring repairs funded by taxpayers' money. Following intelligence alerts regarding potential unrest in 2–3 other prisons, security coordination and monitoring have been intensified network-wide.