Former Parliamentarian Duminda Silva, who was moved to the Prison Hospital following his brief admission to the Colombo National Hospital due to a sudden illness last week, has now been transferred to a general cell at the Welikada Prison.
The Daily News reported that following an examination by a specialist doctor at the prison hospital yesterday, Duminda Silva was instructed to be moved back to the prison cell.
According to the Prisons Department, therefore, he was transferred to K-1, a general cell of the Welikada Prison.
Duminda Silva was initially admitted to the general ward of the Welikada Prison on Friday (Jan 10) due to a sudden medical condition and was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital the following day (Jan 11).
He was discharged on Sunday (Jan 12) and brought back to the Prison Hospital after doctors had advised Duminda Silva to continue his treatment at the Prison Hospital until 15th January, when they would visit him for further checkups.
The Colombo High Court imprisoned Duminda Silva for life in 2016, over the murder of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.
Silva, who served as the Supervisory MP under the Ministry of Defence during the Mahinda Rajapaksa government, was initially held under remand custody but spent a significant portion of that time in a private hospital in Colombo.
Following his conviction and the imposition of the death sentence, he was accommodated in prison hospitals and later in a comfortable ward at the Jayawardenapura Hospital and Prison Hospital.
This arrangement sparked public criticism, with activists alleging preferential treatment and VIP facilities afforded to the former MP. (Newswire)