Sri Lanka, June 9 -- The Cabinet, which convened today (June 9), has reportedly decided to suspend the Commissioner General of Prisons, Thushara Upuldeniya, in connection with a serious lapse involving the unauthorized release of a convicted individual.

The controversy stems from the release of a defendant convicted by the Anuradhapura High Court for financial fraud involving the misappropriation of one million rupees. The release was carried out under the pretext of a presidential pardon issued on Vesak Poya Day (May 12).

However, it was later revealed that no such amnesty had been granted to the individual, sparking widespread public outrage. On June 5, North Central Provincial High Court Judge Lakmali Hewawasam ordered the release ba...