General09 August 2026

New media spokesperson for prisons appointed

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Prison Commissioner Senaka Pallethanna is appointed as the new media spokesperson of the Department of Prisons.

Accordingly, the responsibility of issuing official information and statements related to the Department of Prisons and the prison system in the future will be entrusted to him.

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