Sri Lanka, June 10 -- Suspended Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) yesterday (09) has been brought to court.

He is scheduled to be produced before the No. 1 Magistrate's Court within the Hulftsdorp Court Complex today.

The CID arrested the Commissioner General of Prisons last evening in connection with investigations into allegations that he aided and abetted the unlawful release of an inmate from Anuradhapura Prison under the Presidential Pardon granted for Vesak Poya.

Yesterday, a decision was taken by the Cabinet of Ministers to suspend the services of Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya.

The decision was taken during the weekly Cabine...